Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said today, during the celebration of the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, that Tehran will announce the start of new nuclear projects in a few days. Ahmadinejad is expected to open new nuclear facilities to enrich uranium to 3,5, four and 20 percent, which is still not enough to produce a nuclear bomb.
Ahmadinejad said his nation would never bow to Western pressure to force Iran to suspend its nuclear program.
"In the coming days, the world will hear Iran's announcement about its very important and very large nuclear achievements," Ahmadinejad told a gathering in Tehran's Azadi Square.
Ahmadinejad, Iranian state television reported, added that if the language of thugs and insults is used, the Iranian nation will never submit, AFP reported.
"The only way to solve the problem is for the West to be fair, to respect Iran's nuclear rights and to return to the negotiating table. The world should know that Iran will not give in and give up its principles and rights to nuclear technology even by a millimeter, despite all the pressures." , Ahmadinejad said.
State media reported that one million people in 850 locations participated in state-organized rallies across the country to commemorate the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in 1979. The gathered people carried Iranian flags and photos of Supreme Religious Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, chanting "Death to Israel" and "Death to America." ".
Tensions between Tehran and the West over Iran's nuclear program have risen in recent weeks. The US and its European allies have imposed new sanctions on Iran to force it to return to negotiations before it can produce enough nuclear material for an atomic bomb. Tehran claims that the nuclear program has exclusively peaceful purposes.
Ahmadinejad told ISNA news agency that Iran "will change the world."
"The Zionist regime is the source of all the problems in the world, and Iran is proud to be the only country that had the courage and wisdom to break the Western taboo on the Holocaust," Ahmadinejad said.
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