US involvement would be 'very very dangerous', Iranian foreign minister says

We've just been hearing from Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who tells reporters that his country "cannot go through negotiations with the US when our people are under bombardment".

He claims that "the US has been involved in the aggression since day one", though he does not provide evidence of this.

Speaking to reporters in Istanbul,where he is set to continue diplomatic talks, Araghchi warns that US involvement in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran would be "very very dangerous".

As a reminder, US President Donald Trump approved plans to attack Iran earlier this week but held off from strikes in case Iran agreed to abandon its nuclear programme.

The Iranian foreign minister says he is "absolutely ready for a negotiated solution for our nuclear programme".

In 2015, Iran agreed a long-term deal on its nuclear programme with a group of world powers after years of tension over the country's alleged efforts to develop a nuclear weapon.

Araghchi adds: "Diplomacy has worked in the past and can work again in the future. In order for us to come back to diplomacy the aggression must be stopped."