An Emirati diplomat earlier identified by Tehran as carrying a letter from U.S. President Donald Trump seeking to jump-start talks over Iran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program has met with Iran’s foreign minister.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi confirmed the report from Tasnim that a regional country is going to deliver a letter to Iran from US President Donald Trump.

An Emirati diplomat delivered a letter from US President Donald Trump to Iran’s foreign minister, Iranian media said on Wednesday. Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi received the letter during a meeting with Anwar Gargash, a diplomatic adviser to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) president, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday that talks with the U.S. would not lift sanctions but rather strengthen them.

U.S. President Donald Trump's letter to Iran's clerical establishment "will soon be delivered to Tehran by an Arab country," Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said in televised remarks on Wednesday.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday rejected holding negotiations with the United States over a nuclear deal, as a letter was delivered from U.S. President Donald Trump calling for such talks.

A letter from U.S. President Donald Trump to Iran's clerical establishment has been delivered by Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to the president of the United Arab Emirates, Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson and state media said on Wednesday.