Brushing aside Western threats to refer Tehran to the UN Security Council over its nuclear activities, the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed that his country would soon master nuclear technology in the new Iranian year, which starts on Monday AFP reported Sunday.
Speaking during a meeting with Syria's visiting First Vice President Farouq Al Shara, President Nejad noted that "enemies intend to stop our progress by broad propaganda. But God willing, the Islamic republic will fully gain access to nuclear energy for peaceful purposes in this (Iranian) year," Mr Ahmadinejad, said.
Coincidentally, this is the same time frame which the Israelis said would be when they would have their first nuclear weapons. I guess it just depends on what your definition of "peaceful" is. |