Middle East crisis live: Trump claims Iranian supreme leader is involved in US negotiations

President says he would ‘like to meet’ Mojtaba Khamenei, who US officials have previously said was injured in attacks, and says Iran has said it will not have a nuclear weapon

Commenting on Iran’s nuclear programme, Trump claimed Tehran has agreed to not obtain a nuclear weapon.

He told the New York Post: “We can’t let them have a nuclear weapon, and they’ve already agreed they’re not going to have a nuclear weapon.”