Special report: Iran Nuclear Crisis
TEHRAN,
Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday that
Tehran is only one step away from celebrating victory in its peaceful nuclear
program, the official IRNA news agency reported.
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Iran 'sn President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks to
the Iranian media during a news conference in Tehran, November 14,
2006. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)
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Ahmadinejad
made the remarks in a speech to residents of the northwestern border city of
Baneh, according to IRNA. During the speech, the Iranian president promised that
this "great celebration" would come before the end of the current Iranian year
which ends on March 20, 2007.
Ahmadinejad reiterated that Iran would not retreat
"an iota" from its nuclear right in spite of mounting pressure from its
"enemies".
"They want to keep their monopoly on nuclear energy
and thereby dictate on nations, however, they should know that the people of
Iran will resist and will defend their legitimate right," Ahmadinejad said,
adding "resistance is the key to victory."
On Tuesday, the Iranian president said that time was
moving in favor of his country on its nuclear issue and at the moment Iran had
gained complete nuclear circulation.
"Time in nuclear issue is moving in favor of us, in
near future, perhaps in the current year, we can celebrate the complete access
to nuclear technology," Ahmadinejad told reporters at his fourth personal press
conference since he became Iran's president.
The United States has been seeking to impose
sanctions on Iran through the UN Security Council on the grounds that Tehran is
developing a nuclear-weapon program under the guise of a civilian-use program.
Iran has insisted that its nuclear program is for
peaceful purposes and voiced hope for talks on the nuclear standoff. But the
Islamic Republic rejected a prerequisite of suspending nuclear work for such
talks.
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Iran 'sn President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks to
the Iranian media during a news conference in Tehran, November 14,
2006. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)
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