India, April 5 -- Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday said his country was "willing to engage" in dialogue with the United States as equals, but did not clarify if Tehran would directly participate in direct talks.

"The Islamic Republic of Iran wants dialogue on equal footing," AFP quoted Pezeshkian as saying during a meeting.

"If you want negotiations, then what is the point of threatening? Today, America is not only humiliating Iran, but also the world," Pezeshkian added.

The Iranian president's remarks came after US President Donald Trump on March 30, threatened Tehran with bombings and secondary tariffs if it did not come to an agreement with Washington DC over its nuclear programme.

"If they don't make a deal, there w...