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Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei recently rejected an offer by US President Donald Trump to resume talks on Iran's nuclear program.  "If an agreement is accompanied by coercion and its outcome is predetermined, it is not a deal, but imposition and harassment," said the 86-year-old, who, as the political and religious leader of the Islamic Republic, has the final say in all matters. At the same time, Khamenei rejected Trump's claim that the US had destroyed Iran's nuclear capabilities. Nuclear enrichment a matter of 'dignity': Iranian ambassadorTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video "The Islamic Republic believes it can score points by showing strength," Menashe Amir, a Middle East expert and veteran jou...

Tropical Storm Melissa raged over the Caribbean on Friday, with forecasters warning that it is likely to strengthen into a hurricane and possibly bring massive rainfall, flooding and landslides to the north of the region. Melissa has already led to three deaths in Haiti, with two people killed in a landslide in the island nation's west on Thursday and a third dying after a tree fell on them amid heavy rain earlier in the week.  A fourth person has been killed in the Dominican Republic, where another person remains missing. Nearly 200 homes in the Dominican Republic have been destroyed, while water supply to more than half a million people has been disrupted.  Warning of 'catastrophic' flooding Melissa could take on hurricane strength in "in Haiti later this weekend and Jamaica beginni...