Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Thursday his country is facing a “sensitive time” and economic problems because of the pressure from US sanctions. Speaking to hundreds of members of the Basij militia and top Revolutionary Guard leaders gathered at Tehrans Azadi stadium, the Supreme Leader said, "The situation of the nation, region and world is sensitive, especially for us the people of Iran.” Khameneis comments came prior to the date of US President Donald Trump’s second batch of sections against Tehran, expected next November 4. Last May, Trump withdrew from a multilateral nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic and he re-imposed sanctions against Iran. Khamenei said the US has no other solution to face Iran but economic sanctions. “Other paths in front of it (US) are blocked,” he said, adding that his country must deliver a slap to America by defeating those sanctions. The Iranian rial has lost approximately 75 percent of its value since the beginning of 2018. “Sensitive in this respect that on one hand we have the shouting of the arrogant powers and politicians of imperialist America...on another hand the economic problems of the nation and the tightness of the livelihood of a large portion of the weak people in the country,” the Supreme Leader said. Khamenei also warned that media controlled by foreign enemies could be as dangerous as “chemical weapons,” and said he would never allow Iran to “kneel and give in to the US.” The Iranian leader said the “enemies” of Iran were trying to offer a distorted image of his country. “Enemies present distorted images of Iran, of themselves and the region to pretend they are in power; while theyre not in a powerful stance,” he said, adding that he heard the US President saying to some European leaders to wait for two to three months before the Islamic Republic comes to its end. “Currently, the enemy is using the media tools to influence our public opinion,” the Supreme Leader warned.