Iran’s internal battle over President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s defiant rhetoric on Iran’s nuclear program continued to simmer on Sunday, with the president repeating his vow to ignore international sanctions and a moderate daily newspaper warning of Iran’s increasing isolation.
Speaking to reporters in Parliament, Mr. Ahmadinejad described the United Nations Security Council sanctions resolution as “a rusty instrument” that “has no effect.”
“The resolution was born dead,” he said. “Even if they issue 10 more such resolutions it will not affect Iran’s economy and politics.”
He promised to continue Iran’s nuclear program, saying other countries “should know that the nuclear program is our red line,” the television news reported.
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