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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves to the media as he arrives for a press conference in Tehran, Iran, 28 Jun 2010 (file photo)

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and other top officials used tough language against new EU sanctions adopted against their country Monday, but signaled Tehran is prepared to resume negotiations on its controversial nuclear program in September.

It was a day of harsh rhetoric from Iranian leaders, but the final message appears to be Tehran is willing to resume negotiations over its nuclear program in September, after the holy month of Ramadan.

Iranian government TV showed President Ahmadinejad, parliament speaker Ali Larijani and Oil Minister Masud Mir Kazemi fiercely criticizing new EU sanctions and insisting the measures would have no effect on Tehran.

Mir Kazemi said Iran does not buy many petroleum products from Europe, so the new EU sanctions "do not matter."  Larijani also slammed the sanctions, saying that "Iran's enemies are mounting a new conspiracy, but that the will of the Iranian people is too strong for them."

Mr. Ahmadinejad went a step further, alluding to an imminent attac