Ahmadinejad: Iran has no use for nukes

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has dismissed Western allegations over the country's nuclear program, reiterating that Tehran is not after nuclear bombs.

“The Iranian nation does not need a nuclear bomb to defend itself as Iran's nuclear bomb is its bravery and national honor,” said President Ahmadinejad in an address to Iranians residing in Azerbaijan on Wednesday.
“Nuclear bombs belong to those countries that are backwarded in a historical sense, and the Iranian nation has no use for it,” he added.
The Iranian president reiterated that at one point Iran was told during talks on its nuclear program that we won't allow you to even have a single research reactor, ”but today there are 6,000 centrifuges performing nuclear enrichment in the country.”
Referring to numerous resolutions issued against Iran, he emphasized that the response of our nation was “to access pinnacles of growth and progress one by one.”
The Iranian chief executive underlined that issuing resolutions cannot impede the progress of the Iranian nation on the path it has taken.
The US and its Western allies have repeatedly alleged that Iran may be secretly pursuing nuclear weapons, a claim vehemently rejected by Tehran and in contrast to numerous inspection reports by the International Atomic Energy Agency verifying non-diversion of Iran's civilian nuclear program.

source : PressTV.com

Terrorists will Receive IRI strong reaction

Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said on Sunday recent terrorist attacks in which a number of Iranian pilgrims martyred and injured, have rent the Iranian nation"s heart.
Addressing the open session of Majlis on Sunday, Larijani expressed Majli"s condolences to the families of martyrs of the recent terrorist attacks.
He said the terrorists would receive the Islamic Republic of Iran"s strong reaction, adding they should know that they have entered a dangerous domain.
Larijani stated that America"s trace were seen in the attacks in Iraq and some terrorist acts in eastern and western Iran which are nothing but proved Washington"s weakness after its successive failures in the region.
The top MP further said America knows well that retaliation is not difficult for Iran, but IRI will react based on its magnanimity.
Larijani added the Iraqi national government is expected to punish terrorists and identify hands behind the attacks.
He also called on Majli"s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission to seriously follow up the issue.