Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has dismissed the idea of his country’s supreme leader meeting Donald Trump, after the US president floated the prospect, AFP reports.

On Wednesday, Trump told The New York Post: “Yeah, I’d like to meet him,” when he was asked about a possible encounter, adding that “we probably will meet at some point, depending on how it all works out”.

Iran’s top diplomat, however, played down the chances in an interview with Lebanese media aired on Thursday night, suggesting it was not realistic.

“I saw a report which apparently said that he (Trump) had stated that he was ready for a meeting or that he wanted to hold a meeting,” Araghchi has told the Al Mayadeen television channel. “I think we should be realistic and think and live in the real world.”