Khamenei: Tehran Will Not Negotiate Under US 'Bully' Pressure
In a meeting with senior Iranian officials, Khamenei said the aim of Washington's offer for negotiations was to impose their own expectations, Iranian state media reported.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday that Tehran will not be bullied into negotiations, a day after President Donald Trump said he had sent a letter to the country's top authority to negotiate a nuclear deal.
In an interview with Fox Business, Trump said, "There are two ways Iran can be handled: militarily, or you make a deal" to prevent Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
In a meeting with senior Iranian officials, Khamenei said the aim of Washington's offer for negotiations was to "impose their own expectations," Iranian state media reported.
"The insistence of some bully governments on negotiations is not to resolve issues, but to dominate and impose their own expectations.