Iran's Nuclear Program -- Summary Of News Reports

An Iranian flag is seen outside the building housing the reactor of the Bushehr nuclear power plant. The United States on Friday set a weekend deadline for Iran to answer an international offer to freeze its nuclear drive and warned of new sanctions if it rejects the package.
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From Yahoo News/AFP

Iran tells Syria it will not budge on nuclear rights

TEHRAN (AFP) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told his visiting Syrian counterpart on Saturday that although Iran welcomes talks on its controversial nuclear programme it will not budge an inch on its rights.

"We will take part in any negotiations and talk about any issue which consolidates our nuclear rights," the Iranian presidency website quoted Ahmadinejad as telling staunch regional ally President Bashar al-Assad.

"Iran will not give an inch on its nuclear rights," he added.

Assad's visit coincides with this weekend's US deadline for Iran to respond to an international package of incentives for it to freeze its drive to enrich uranium amid warnings of new sanctions if it does not.

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More News On Iran's Nuclear Program

Iran misses informal nuclear offer deadline: EU -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Iran vows no nuclear retreat -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Ahmadinejad adamant on nuclear issue -- USA Today
Iran, on deadline day, vows no nuclear retreat -- National Post
Iran Remains Defiant in Face of Sanctions Threat -- FOX News
Iran defiant in atomic row -- Gulf Daily News
Iran defiant on nuclear deadline -- BBC
Iran urged to give nuclear reply -- BBC News
Germany presses Iran for nuke answer -- CNN
Germany Urges Iran to Stop Playing for Time in Nuclear Standoff -- Deutsche Welle
Germany Wants Iran Nuke Answer -- Time Magazine
No Help for Iran From Non-Aligned Countries -- FOX News

My Comment: The Iranian Government has just told everyone to "bug-off" .... again. The diplomats will lobby to keep on talking .... but my gut tells me that after this round they have lost credibility to their political masters. Renewed sanctions will be imposed, the question now is how severe will it be.