Iran's UN mission rejects Trump’s claim on sending letter to Ayatollah Khamenei

Iran's permanent mission to the United Nations has dismissed the latest claim by US President Donald Trump about sending a letter to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, proposing negotiations on a new nuclear deal, Report informs referring to Press TV.

“We have not received such a letter yet,” the mission said on March 7.

In an interview with Fox Business' Maria Bartiromo on Friday, the US president claimed that he has sent a letter to Ayatollah Khamenei and proposed to negotiate with Iran on a deal on the country's nuclear program.

"I said I hope you're going to negotiate, because it's going to be a lot better for Iran," he claimed, before threatening Tehran with military action.

"I think they want to get that letter. The other alternative is we have to do something, because you can't let another nuclear weapon," he said despite Tehran's repeated stance that it does not seek to develop nukes.