Iran defiant after nuclear talks 'disaster'
AFP, December, 2007
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TEHRAN (AFP) — Iran on Sunday remained defiant in the standoff over its nuclear programme after the latest talks with the European Union ended in failure and world powers agreed to step up moves for further sanctions.
Foreign ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini said more UN Security Council sanctions would not deter Iran from pressing ahead with its nuclear drive, which the United States alleges is aimed at making an atomic weapon.
"If these powers are trying to deprive Iran of its rights, then resolutions and sanctions will be fruitless," he told reporters.
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His comments came two days after the latest round of talks between EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana and Iran's new chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili ended in failure and mutual recrimination.
Solana said on Friday he was "disappointed" after the last-ditch talks in London failed to produce a breakthrough, in a marked change to his ...
