In a fiery declaration underscoring the deepening tensions between Iran and the United States, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has rejected any negotiations with Washington under duress, delivering a blunt message to President Donald Trump: �Do whatever the hell you want.�

The defiant remarks, reported by Iranian state media, come as the U.S. ramps up its pressure campaign against Tehran, with Trump seeking a fresh nuclear agreement while simultaneously tightening economic sanctions.

�It is unacceptable for us that they [the U.S.] give orders and make threats,� Pezeshkian said. �I won�t even negotiate with you. Do whatever the hell you want.�

The Iranian leader�s fiery rhetoric was reinforced by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who doubled down on Iran�s refusal to be coerced into diplomacy. Last weekend, Khamenei declared that Tehran would not bow to pressure, just a day after Trump claimed to have sent a letter urging Iran to return to the negotiating table.

Despite expressing willingness to strike a deal with Tehran, Trump has revived his notorious �maximum pressure� strategy�an aggressive economic and diplomatic squeeze aimed at crippling Iran�s economy by slashing its oil exports to near zero. The move echoes the policies of his first term, which saw relations between Washington and Tehran spiral into a state of near-constant brinkmanship.

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