DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that the U.S. proposal for a nuclear deal was against Tehran's national power. "The U.S. nuclear proposal contradicts our nation's belief in self-reliance and the principle of 'We Can'," Khamenei said in a speech.

Iran’s supreme leader has criticized an initial proposal from the United States in negotiations over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program, though he stopped short of entirely rejecting the idea

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei criticized a US proposal for a nuclear deal and called American officials “arrogant” for expecting the Islamic Republic to cease uranium enrichment.