U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview with Fox Business Network, broadcast on Friday, that he wants to negotiate a nuclear deal with Iran and had sent a letter to its leadership suggesting talks with the Islamic Republic, which the West fears is rapidly nearing the capability to make atomic weapons.

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.

The suspension of the foreign aid program by US President Donald Trump has disrupted the UN nuclear agency's ability to monitor Iran's nuclear activities, according to The New York Times. Current and former US government nuclear experts told the American daily newspaper that this happened due to the suspension of two programs that provide