Iran stressed on Thursday it would never give up an iota of its nuclear rights, rejecting all forms of Western pressure.

Iran stressed on Thursday it would never give up an iota of its nuclear rights, rejecting all forms of Western pressure.

Tehran's chief nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili, said that taking part in the nuclear talks was because of resistance.
"If we participate in the negotiations... it is because of our resistance (to Western powers). Thanks to our resistance, we have defended the rights of the Iranian people," Jalili said in a speech broadcast on local television.

"The Iranian people will never give up even an iota of their rights."
"I advise Western officials against making calculated mistakes. In Baghdad, we can negotiate for cooperation on the basis of respect for Iran's undeniable rights. “

"The path chosen by our country is a path of no return. The (West) would like to block Iran's progress in the nuclear domain, but they have failed. Iran today has become a nuclear power," he said.

Jalili also reiterated that sanctions and international pressure were not affecting Iran's determination.
"To those who say that time is running for dialogue, I reply: What is running out is the policy of pressuring Iran, because this strategy has not yielded the results" expected by world powers.