Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday that if the United States violated the Islamic Republic's security, it, in turn, would do the same to the US.
“If they threaten us, we will threaten them. If they actuate that threat, we will actuate ours. If they violate our nation’s security, we will violate their security without a doubt,” Khamenei said.
The Iranian dictator also said that experience has proven that talks with the United States are "not smart, wise or honorable."
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would like to have a verified nuclear peace agreement with Tehran.
Tehran's 2015 nuclear pact
During his previous term in office in 2018, Trump pulled the United States out of Tehran's 2015 nuclear pact with world powers and reimposed sanctions that have crippled the country's economy.
The harsh measures prompted Tehran to violate the pact's nuclear limitations.
A senior Iranian official told Reuters on Wednesday that Iran is ready to give the United States a chance to resolve disputes.