Iran president vows no retreat on nukes

Iran president vows no retreat on nukes

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TEHRAN - Iran said on Saturday it would not back down "one iota" in its nuclear row with major powers, voicing defiance on the day of an informal deadline set by the West over Tehran's disputed atomic ambitions.

Western officials gave Tehran two weeks from July 19 to respond to their offer to hold off from imposing more U.N. sanctions on Iran if it froze any expansion of its nuclear work.

That would suggest a deadline of Saturday but Iran, which has repeatedly ruled out curbing its nuclear activities, dismissed the idea of having two weeks to reply.

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I doubt anyone really thought they would fold and accept what UN is asking for, but I thought it would be good to show this.

Question is what is the next step coming fomr Isreal and US and the UN for that matter. Wonder what "sanctions" they have planned now, and when they plan to implement them.

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