TEHRAN – Defense Minister Amir Hatami on Wednesday shrugged off U.S. President Donald Trump’s calls for direct talks with Iran, reasoning that 12 years of nuclear negotiations which finally led to the 2015 nuclear pact was breached by “the Great Satan”.

“Everyone should learn a lesson from their (Americans’) irresponsible behavior and realize the depth of the Americans’ hostility toward the great nation of Iran,” Brigadier General Hatami said in a speech in the central province of Isfahan, Tasnim reported.

“It is clear that this time, the enemy’s all-out war with the Islamic establishment is political, economic, cultural and psychological,” the minister added.

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