Iran president to Trump: I will not negotiate, ‘do whatever the hell you want'
President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran would not negotiate with the US while being threatened, telling President Donald Trump to 'do whatever the hell you want', Iranian state media reported on Tuesday.
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'It is unacceptable for us that they [the US] give orders and make threats. I won't even negotiate with you. Do whatever the hell you want', state media quoted Pezeshkian as saying.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday that Tehran would not be bullied into negotiations, a day after Trump said he had sent a letter urging Iran to engage in talks on a new nuclear deal.
While expressing openness to a deal with Tehran, Trump has reinstated the 'maximum pressure' campaign he applied in his first term as president to isolate Iran from the global economy and drive its oil exports down towards zero.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei speaks at a meeting in Tehran on Saturday as President Masoud Pezeshkian listens. Photo: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP
In an interview with Fox Business, Trump said last week, 'There are two ways Iran can be handled: militarily, or you make a deal' to prevent Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
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