Donald Trump warns of ‘bad situation’ after Iran rejects direct nuclear talks

Mr Trump said before Mr Pezeshkian’s comments that he was considering military action and secondary tariffs if Iran does not agree to a nuclear deal

President Donald Trump talks to reporters as he walks on the South Lawn of the White House on Sunday (Jose Luis Magana/AP)

Donald Trump has warned of a “bad situation” after Iran’s president rejected direct negotiations with the US over its advancing nuclear programme.

President Masoud Pezeshkian’s rejection, which left open the possibility of indirect negotiations with Washington, was Tehran’s first response to a letter the US president sent to the country’s supreme leader via Oman.