Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has ordered the start of nuclear talks with the United States,

as his counterpart Donald Trump threatened “bad things” if no deal with the Islamic republic was struck.Following the Iranian authorities’ response to anti-government protests that peaked last month, the US president has threatened military action and ordered the dispatch of an aircraft carrier group to the Middle East.Trump has maintained he is hopeful that Washington will “work something out” with Iran, but also warned late on Monday that “bad things would happen” if no deal is reached.