Reuters - The United States constantly sends messages to Iran to begin negotiations, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday in a speech broadcast on state television.

Tensions ramped up between Iran and the United States after President Donald Trump pulled out of a landmark nuclear deal with Iran in May and reimposed sanctions on the Islamic Republic last month.

Trump has said he would meet Iran�s leaders.

�From one side they try to pressure the people of Iran, on another side they send us messages every day through various methods that we should come and negotiate together,� Rouhani said.

He added, �[They say] we should negotiate here, we should negotiate there. We want to resolve the issues... should we see your message?.. or should we see your brutish actions?�

Washington aims to force Tehran to end its nuclear program and its support of militant groups in Syria and Iraq.

U.S. sanctions targeting Iran�s oil sector are scheduled to be reimposed in November.

Iran is facing an �economic, psychological and propaganda war�, Rouhani said Saturday, pointing to America and Israel as the Islamic Republic�s main enemies.



Reporting By Babak Dehghanpisheh; Editing by Robert Birsel and Catherine Evans