President of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian blasted United States (US) President Donald Trump and told him “to do whatever the hell he wants.”
Masoud said, “It is unacceptable for us that they give orders and make threats. I won’t even negotiate with you.”
Last week, Trump had warned Tehran in a letter that it could face military action unless it agreed to talks for a nuclear deal.
“I have written them a letter, saying I hope you’re going to negotiate because if we have to go in militarily it’s going to be a terrible thing for them,” he said.
“There are two ways Iran can be handled – militarily, or you make a deal,” Trump said. “I would prefer to make a deal, because I am not looking to hurt Iran.”
Iran’s Ayatollah also responded to Trump’s statements.
Khamenei did not name the US but said “some bully governments insist on negotiations.”
“Their negotiations are not aimed at solving problems, they aim at domination,” he said according to Iranian media.
Iran has long denied wanting to develop a nuclear weapon. However, it is “dramatically” accelerating enrichment of uranium to up to 60 per cent purity, close to the roughly 90 per cent weapons-grade level, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has warned.
Iran had previously agreed to limits on its nuclear programme under the 2015 Iran nuclear accord, an agreement signed with the US, UK, France, China, Russia and Germany in return for sanctions relief.
