Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian has asserted that Tehran did not and will not accept under any circumstances the demands “imposed by the enemies”, Tasnim news agency reports.

During a detailed session with scholars at a seminary in Qom, Pezeshkian stressed that the government, throughout all stages of the negotiations with the US, sought to secure the rights of the Iranian people from a position of dignity and strength and to preserve national interests.

Regarding the questions raised about the course of negotiations, Pezeshkian explained: “The Islamic Republic of Iran will not back down under any circumstances from the rights of the people, the fundamental principles, and the national interests. The country’s primary reliance is on God Almighty, the people, and the leadership of the regime.”

He was further quoted as saying: “All stages of the negotiations took place within the framework of the general policies of the regime, in full and continuous coordination with the Leader of the Revolution (Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei), and within the context of the country’s legal mechanisms.”

He criticised some factions for seeking, through defamation of the negotiating team and questioning of national decisions, to create conditions to weaken the “achievement”.