Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said that Tehran will not give in to pressure from the United States and will not give up its goals even if it is bombed.
Iran's state news agency Irna quotes President Rouhani as saying that "we must resist even if the enemy bombs our country".
Days ago, the United States sent an aircraft carrier to the Middle East to respond, as it has been said, to threats from Iran and to prevent attacks against American interests in the Persian Gulf region.
Senior US administration officials told Congress that Washington's response to alleged Iranian threats avoided attacks on US forces.
The American Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, and the acting Secretary of Defense, Patrick Shanahan, said that their objective over the last few days has been to discourage Iran.
The Trump administration suspects that Iran is secretly working on the creation of an atomic bomb.
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The US also considers Iran to be a financier of international terrorism - charges that the Islamic Republic denies.
Tensions between the two countries have increased in recent weeks, as the US, in addition to imposing a series of sanctions against Iran, has also restricted other countries from buying oil from Iran.
