Iran vows to use powerful missiles, refuses talks with Trump

Tehran has warned that it will continue to use powerful missiles if conflicts with the United States and their allies escalate, while refusing the possibility of talks with US President Donald Trump.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has dismissed US claims that its missile programme has been destroyed, saying it is placing missiles in greater numbers and with nuclear heads weighing more than 1 tonnes to protect territory.

In a statement to state media, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi stressed that the country would not enter into negotiations with the Trump administration without assurances that the attacks would not be repeated and without US and Israel's acceptance of responsibility.

Even if the US and Israel seek ceasefire, it should be presented when Iran is sure it will not attack again and accept responsibility for its actions. They can't come to us and say truce, and we can say okay. We have supremacy. Their plans have failed and they have not achieved their goals. Iran has seriously damaged Israel and the United States. Look at the state of global energy and global economy. We have the advantage and we will decide when the” war will end, he said.

Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump threatened to hit Iran “20 times more strongly if he stops oil tankers at Hormuz Strait, several hours after saying the war could end “very soon”.