Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Iran cannot be forced to halt its disputed nuclear programme and will defy any UN Security Council resolution demanding a freeze of uranium enrichment, the country's top national security official has said.(AFP/File/Atta Kenare)
Sat Apr 29, 6:23 AM ET Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad flashes the V-sign for victory as he addresses a crowd in the Iranian city of Zanjan, 330 kms west of Tehran. Ahmadinejad vowed to never give up Iran's disputed nuclear drive as Western powers pushed for tough Security Council action against the Islamic republic.(AFP/IRNA) AFP