Khamenei says Iran won’t discuss nuclear deal under pressure from ‘bullying country’

In this photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei salutes in a meeting with a group of air force officers in Tehran, Iran, February 7, 2025. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
In this photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei salutes in a meeting with a group of air force officers in Tehran, Iran, February 7, 2025. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says that Tehran will not negotiate under pressure from a “bullying country,” a day after US 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 says, “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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