Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says Tehran is continuing talks with the United States but is ready to take “necessary measures” amid rising tensions, reports TRT World.

“We do not trust the enemy. At any moment, it may escalate the war,” Ghalibaf said in televised remarks, according to Iran’s semi-official Mehr News Agency.

“We are negotiating, but we are prepared for the necessary measures.”