Supreme leader says Iran will protect its nuclear and missile capabilities

A woman holds up a picture Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei during a state-organised rally in Tehran (Vahid Salemi/AP)

Iran’ssupreme leader has said the Islamic Republic will protect its “nuclear and missile capabilities” as a national asset.

The statement was made as US President Donald Trump seeks a wider deal to cement the shaky ceasefire now holding in the war.