National Security Adviser John Bolton. Photo: Reuters / Joshua Roberts.

If Iran wants to avoid the reimposition of US sanctions it should take up President Donald Trump’s offer to negotiate, White House National Security Adviser John Bolton said on Monday.

Asked in an interview on Fox News what the leaders of Iran could do, Bolton said: “They could take up the president’s offer to negotiate with them, to give up their ballistic missile and nuclear weapons programs fully and really verifiably not under the onerous terms of the Irannuclear deal, which really are not satisfactory.”

“If Iran were really serious they’d come to the table. We’ll find out whether they are or not.”