Iran's supreme leader criticizes the “harassing” countries in an obvious response to Donald Trump's comments that he has sent a letter to Iran requiring negotiations on his nuclear program.
Trump said on Friday that he had warned Tehran in a letter that he could face hostilities unless he agreed to talk about a nuclear deal.
In a fierce response on Saturday, Ayatola Ali Hamenei said Iran would not negotiate with “governments harassment”, demanding conversations.
Its regime is rapidly progressing its nuclear program in recent years, says the UN monitor.
Trump has said he wants to achieve a new deal with Iran to prevent her from developing her additional nuclear program.
On Friday, he said he offered Iran a chance to negotiate or risk his nuclear program to be directed.
“I wrote a letter to them, saying that I hope to negotiate, because if we have to go into a military, it will be a terrible thing for them,” Trump told Fox Business on Friday.
“There are two ways that Iran can handle – military or make a deal,” Trump said. “I would rather make a deal because I don't look to hurt Iran.”
Iranian Ayatol seems to be answered by Trump's statements at a Ramadan meeting with officials on Saturday, local media reports.
Hamenei did not point to the United States, but said “some bully governments insist on negotiations.”
“Their negotiations are not aimed at solving problems, they strive for domination,” he said, according to Iranian media.
“The issue is not just the nuclear number. They set new expectations that these new expectations will definitely not be fulfilled by Iran.”
In December, the head of the UN Nuclear Guard said that Iran's decision to start producing a much higher enriched uranium was “very disturbing”.
Rafael Grossi, CEO of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said Iran increased its reserves from Uranus, enriched to 60%, Just below the level of purity required for a nuclear weapon.
Tehran denied the accusation that he was building nuclear weapons, emphasizing that his program had peaceful goals.
Iran previously agreed with the limitations of his nuclear program According to the Iranian nuclear agreement in 2015, an agreement signed with the United States, the United Kingdom, France, China, Russia and Germany in exchange for sanctions.
But during his first term, Trump withdrew the United States from the deal and restored US sanctions against Iran.
In the years after the collapse of the deal, Iran accelerated its nuclear program, accelerating its enrichment as Uranus. He now has stocks that are close to weapons, analysts say.
Conflicts in the Middle East last year also increased nuclear tension.
President Trump has said he will give Israel the green light to hit Iran's nuclear facilities after Israel and Iran exchanged attacks last year related to the Gaza and Lebanon wars. Iranian air defense systems – which protect its nuclear facilities – were damaged in Israeli strikes for military purposes.
The Iran government has also been under economic pressure from Western sanctions and has monitored national protests over the last few years over the last few years for both social and economic complaints.
Iran must conduct annual joint naval training with Russia and China on Monday, in the Iranian port of Chabahar.