Iran has accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of trying to dictate US policy in negotiations, after he called for the complete dismantling of Tehran’s nuclear programme and the inclusion of its ballistic missile capabilities in any deal, AFP reports.

“What is striking … is how brazenly Netanyahu is now dictating what President Trump can and cannot do in his diplomacy with Iran,” Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a post on X.

“Israel’s fantasy that it can dictate what Iran may or may not do is so detached from reality that it hardly merits a response,” Araghchi said.

He noted that Iran was able to thwart “any attempt by malicious external actors to sabotage its foreign policy or dictate its course”.

“We can only hope our US counterparts are equally steadfast,” he added.