Iran's Foreign Ministry has rejected the U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's threatening remarks as "absurd and interventionist."

In a statement, the Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi said that the United States seeks to distract the global attention from its "illegal moves" concerning Iran's nuclear deal by threatening and insulting the Iranian nation.

Despite the United States, Iran has been bound to its international obligations, the statement said.

The existing problems in Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Palestine and Afghanistan are the results of the U.S. policies in the region, therefore, "the Americans are not entitled to influence Iran's policies in its own region."

Pompeo had urged Tehran to report to the International Atomic Energy Agency about its nuclear program, end proliferation of its missiles, and stop supporting "terrorist groups" in the Middle East.

Meanwhile, Iran has told European powers to step up and salvage its international nuclear deal.

The head of Iran’s National Security and Foreign Policy committee in parliament said that the only way to salvage the nuclear deal would be for the European signatories to stand up to the United States.

He said that today they must show their strength in the face of American pressure.

(Xinhua/Reuters)