Iranian leader vows not to give up nuclear rights

Published May 4th, 2008 - 07:02 GMT

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Sunday said that his country would never give up its rights in the face of the West's pressure. Ayatollah Khamenei made the remark in his address to thousands of enthusiastic people in Nourabad Mamasani in Fars province.

 

"We will vehemently continue our path and will not allow the oppressors to trample upon the nation's rights," he said, according to IRNA. "Threats will not force the Iranian nation to surrender," underlined the iRANIAN Leader.

 

Ayatollah Khamenei also urged officials to trust people and adopt precise and practical economic plan to nullify impacts of economic sanctions. "Our enemies assume that by masterminding economic sanctions they can bring our nations to its knees but to no avail," he was quoted as saying.