Donald Trump 'still interested' in diplomacy with Iran, says spokesperson

Donald Trump is "still interested" in pursuing diplomatic options with Iran, the White House spokeswoman said on Monday, following the US president's reference to "regime change" in Tehran on Sunday.

"If the Iranian regime refuses to engage in a diplomatic and peaceful solution, in which the president remains interested, why don't the Iranian people remove power from this incredibly violent regime that has repressed them for decades?" asked Karoline Leavitt, the US government's spokeswoman, on Fox News.