 TEHERAN - Iran said yesterday diplomacy was the only way to resolve the impasse over its nuclear programme but that it would not reverse its widely criticised decision to resume atomic research after a break of more than two years.
| As they try to run out the clock ... |
âDiplomacy is the only clear answer to the current situation,â Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi told a weekly news conference. âThere is no legal basis for referring Iran to the Security Council. But if that were to happen Iran is not afraid,â he said.
| "Should we see American cruise missiles and fighter-bombers, then we'll be afraid." |
Asefi declined to clarify whether Iran planned to carry out small-scale uranium enrichment - the most sensitive part of the atomic fuel cycle - as part of its research work. âIranâs decision to resume nuclear research activities is irreversible,â he said. |