
Trump threatens 'obliteration', Iran calls White House 'mentally retarded'
Trump left the door open for talks, saying that Iran should speak to US 'peaceably'.


The Iranian president says they should do this rather than 'roll out carpets for criminals'.

Rouhani previously said that Tehran would not talk to Trump until the US returns to the 2015 nuclear deal.

The premier is also scheduled to meet the Qatari emir and Sri Lankan president on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.

'How can a tradesman, a merchant, a building constructor... make judgments about international affairs,' asks Rouhani.

Rouhani says Iranians have right to protest, but warns that those who cause unrest will not be tolerated.

Rouhani urges nations to come together and oppose US recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital.