NEW DELHI (WION) — Iran flatly dismissed a call by Saudi Arabia for Persian Gulf states to be consulted on any potential negotiations with the Islamic republic on its nuclear programme.

Asked about the Saudi and Bahraini officials’ demand for partnership in any possible negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said rudely:

These countries should know their position and their position is clear in the international relations and regional arrangements and they should know their limits and speak to that extent.