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Iran rejects nuclear talks as UAE delivers Trump's letter

David Gritten
BBC News
Getty Images File photo showing the Bushehr nuclear power plant, in Bushehr province, southern Iran (29 April 2024)Getty Images
Iran's nuclear facilities include the Bushehr power plant

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has rejected the idea of negotiations with the US over its nuclear programme, as Tehran confirmed receiving a letter from President Donald Trump.

Last week, Trump said the letter proposed talks on a deal that would prevent Iran acquiring nuclear weapons and avert possible military action.

Although Khamenei said he had not seen the letter, which was delivered by an official from the United Arab Emirates, he dismissed it as a "deception of public opinion".

"When we know they won't honour it, what's the point of negotiating":[]}