Iran's president reaffirmed defiance today. This message coming right after the test of North Korea's nuclear device Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says he will not discontinue his nuclear program even after demands from the International community to do so. The test by North Korea could either help or hurt the International community in terms of dealing with Ahmadinejad. Depending on how the United States and other nations react we may be able to get a message across to Ahmadinejad that we mean business. However, that does not seem like it is going to be the case.
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's hard-line leaders said Tuesday their country would not retreat from its controversial nuclear program despite international demands that it do so.
The announcement from both Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad came a day after North Korea said it conducted a nuclear weapons test.
"Our policy is clear: progress, offering transparent logic and insisting on the rights of the nation without retreat," Khamenei said, according to state-run television.
Ahmadinejad echoed his defiance, affirming that Iran would continue its nuclear program, which the country says is solely for peaceful purposes.
"The Iranian nation will continue its path of dignity based on resistance, wisdom and without fear," Ahmadinejad was quoted as saying.
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