Iran says it would consider negotiations with the United States if talks were confined to concerns about the militarization of the country’s nuclear program.

Iran’s U.N. mission said it would be willing to discuss its nuclear program if talks were restricted to military concerns, after its supreme leader appeared to reject President Trump’s offer to start discussions.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said calls for negotiations by “bully states” are aimed at dominating others, not resolving issues, after US President Donald Trump urged him to reach a nuclear deal.

Iran said it will consider nuclear negotiations with the US but not at the cost of dismantling its “peaceful” programme.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei decried “bullying governments” in an apparent response to a letter the White House sent to Iran earlier in the week.

Comment comes a day after the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Iran will not negotiate under US 'bullying'

Iran said on Sunday that it might consider a request from President Donald Trump to restart talks with the US if negotiations were focused on the militarisation of its nuclear programme. "If the objective of negotiations is to address concerns vis-a-vis any potential militarisation of Iran’s nuclear programme,