( CNN ) -- Ahead of the 31st anniversary of the Iranian Revolution , Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said his country will show its support to the revolution on February 11 . `` Our revolution has changed the patterns and the equations of the world , '' he said in a nationally televised interview . Ahmadinejad spoke on the occasion of the Ten Days of Dawn , which lead up to the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution . He said that enemies who plotted against Iran during the election protests last year continue to plot , but despite all the economic sanctions on the country , they are not succeeding . `` This year , they have mobilized themselves again to harm the Iranian nation and to stop them , but they failed , '' he said , adding that the capitalist powers who are against Iran have peaked . Specifically , he cited the United States and United Kingdom as nations that have tried to interfere with Iran 's domestic issues . `` They adopted their stances , and they failed , '' Ahmadinejad said . `` This is a clear defeat for them . '' On the nuclear issue , Ahmadinejad said that Iran seeks such production for peaceful purposes only . The United States and other nations have expressed concern that Iran wants to acquire nuclear weapons . The same countries who doubt Iran could , instead , partner with Iran and build the nuclear plants themselves if they wanted , he said . `` Russia , France and the United States can come and sign contracts to build the power plants . It serves our interests as well as theirs . Of course , if they do n't come to do this , we will reach a point [ where we will ] build our own power plant , '' he said . The Iranian leader also mentioned the three American hikers who have been detained , saying that negotiations are ongoing . `` We do n't like anyone in jail or in prison , but these people have violated our borders , and it has a defined penalty , '' he said , adding that there are Iranians `` languishing within American jails . '' He hinted at a possible prisoner swap . `` We are approaching this from a humanitarian perspective and see how it goes , '' Ahmadinejad said . U.S. State Department spokesman Gordon Duguid said the United States is prepared to answer any questions about Iranians in U.S. custody . `` It 's hard to know what he meant from these fragmentary comments , but we have made clear that we want consular access to our citizens in Iranian custody , '' Duguid said . `` If President Ahmadinejad 's comments suggest that they are prepared to grant us access through the Swiss and resolve the cases of the three hikers and others in custody , we would welcome that step . It is long overdue . '' CNN 's Jill Dougherty contributed to this report .
February 11 lead up to the February 11 anniversary of the Islamic Revolution . In nationally televised interview , leader says UK , Iran trying to interfere in Iran 's affairs . Iran is holding three American hikers who have been detained since February 11 . Ahmadinejad says negotiations for their release continue .