​Iran’s foreign minister signaled that the Islamic Republic would be willing to return to the bargaining table with the US if President Trump ​removes crippling ​economic ​sanctions he imposed after withdrawing the US from the 2015 nuclear deal.

“Once those sanctions are lifted, then … the room for negotiation is wide open,” Mohammad ​Javad ​Zarif ​told NBC News in an interview that aired Monday evening.

​He blamed Trump’s decision to pull out of the accord last year that Tehran signed with other world powers for ​undercutting diplomatic efforts.

“It is the United States that left the bargaining table. And they’re always welcome to return,” Zarif said.

​Tensions between Washington and Tehran have escalated in recent weeks as Trump called off a military strike last month in retaliation for Iran shooting down an unmanned US surveillance drone.

The US has also accused of Iran of attacking two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman in an effort to disrupt international shipping in the region.

Despite the standoff, Zarif said he doesn’t believe the two countries are on the cusp of war.

“I do not believe that President Trump wants war. But I believe that people are around him who wouldn’t mind,” Zarif said, apparently referring to national security adviser John Bolton, who’s known as a hawk on Iran.

“But I don’t think they’ll succeed because at the end of the day, I think prudence will prevail. People know that Iran is a big, proud country. And we will not take a military attack lightly​,” he continued.​

Zarif, who’s in New York to attend a United Nations conference, defended Tehran’s decision to breach the nuclear accord by surpassing uranium enrichment and uranium stockpile limits because Trump walked away from the deal brokered by President Barack Obama.

“I think the United States is playing with fire,” he said.

Zarif was asked what the US needed to do to get Iran to negotiate.

“I think in any negotiations, you need to find a win/win situation. Otherwise, you’ll end up with a lose/lose situation,” he said.