Trump been ratcheting up threats against Iran over the past several weeks, urging a nuclear deal and increasing U.S military presence in the region.

Iran’s president says he has instructed the country’s foreign minister to “pursue fair and equitable negotiations” with the United States.

The blast happened a day before a planned naval drill by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which a fifth of all oil traded passes.

By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Iran is weighing the terms for resuming talks with the United States soon, a foreign ministry official said on Monday, after both sides signalled readiness to revive diplomacy over a long-running nuclear dispute and dispel fears of a new regional war.

The president said the U.S. will "hopefully" make a deal with Tehran.

An explosion has ripped through an apartment building in the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas, killing a 4-year-old girl

Tensions have continued to rise between the two nations after the Iranian regime’s brutal crackdown on nationwide protests left thousands dead.

Iran escalates regional threats while reportedly exploring nuclear talks with the U.S., as violent regime crackdown on protesters killed thousands nationwide.