Trump made his latest comments at the premiere of a documentary about his wife Melania.
Earlier this week, Trump wrote on Truth Social: “Hopefully Iran will quickly ‘Come to the Table’ and negotiate a fair and equitable deal – NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS.”
He warned that a “massive Armada is heading to Iran”, and it was “ready, willing, and able to rapidly fulfil its mission, with speed and violence, if necessary”.
In response, Araghchi said: “Iran has always welcomed a mutually beneficial, fair and equitable NUCLEAR DEAL – on equal footing, and free from coercion, threats, and intimidation – which ensures Iran’s rights to PEACEFUL nuclear technology, and guarantees NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS.”
“Such weapons have no place in our security calculations and we have NEVER sought to acquire them,” he added.
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said that no negotiations with the US were currently under way, despite “exchanges of messages”.