Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has accused United States President Donald Trump of showing disrespect to the country’s leadership, warning that his barbs undermine any potential for renewed negotiations. Arachchi also stated that ceasing insults is a prerequisite for resuming nuclear talks.

In a statement posted on Saturday, Araghchi said that if Trump is sincere about pursuing a nuclear deal with Iran, he must “put aside the disrespectful and unacceptable tone towards Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and stop hurting his millions of heartfelt followers.”

Araghchi also stated that Iran would not tolerate threats and insults. He was quoted as saying: “If illusions lead to worse mistakes, Iran will not hesitate to unveil its real capabilities, which will certainly end any delusion about the power of Iran.” The foreign minister added that as a result of Iran’s recent standoff with Israel, the latter “had NO CHOICE but to RUN to ‘Daddy’ to avoid being flattened by our missiles.”

According to a report by RT, His comments came in response to Trump’s claim that he had “saved [Khamenei] from a very ugly and ignominious death.” He also accused the Iranian leader of “blatantly and foolishly” lying about prevailing in the conflict with Israel. On top of that, the US leader warned Iran that he would “absolutely” bomb the country again if he decides that Tehran is developing nuclear weapons.

The U.S. inserted itself into this war, which was Israel’s intention from the start of the conflict, on June 22nd. The military-industrial complex deployed heavy bombers against key Iranian nuclear facilities. Trump has since said that the nuclear sites have been “completely obliterated,” although several media reports have disputed this assessment.

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While a ceasefire has since been reached, Iran has dismissed the notion of immediately returning to nuclear negotiations. Tehran has also said that it slapped the U.S. in the face before it agreed to the ceasefire.

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