Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shut down the possibility of nuclear arms negotiations with the United States in a speech on Friday to members of the Iranian Air Force, where he called negotiating with the Trump government,

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has dismissed the prospect of negotiations with the United States, stating that past experience has shown such talks are neither "smart, wise, nor honorable.

Both President Trump and Iranian officials have shown interest in negotiations. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called the idea unwise, but stopped short of ordering his government not to engage.