Iran holds firm to its nuclear program and hints at a different response

Iran affirmed its commitment to its nuclear program and its refusal to submit to American pressure, amid rising calls to reconsider the nuclear doctrine. The head of the Atomic Energy Organization, Mohammad Eslami, said threats will not deter Tehran from its options, stressing that the nuclear program is a vital technology that helps save lives and develop civilian sectors.

Iran affirmed its commitment to its nuclear program and its refusal to submit to American pressure and threats, amid rising calls inside the country to reconsider the nuclear doctrine. The head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization, Mohammad Eslami, said on Sunday that American threats to target Iranian facilities will not deter Tehran from its nuclear options, stressing that his country will not give up the capabilities it has developed locally. Eslami explained that the nuclear program represents a vital technology that helps save lives and develop civilian sectors, affirming continued work on a plan to produce 20,000 megawatts of nuclear electricity. Eslami also criticized the silence of international organizations regarding the attacks that targeted Iranian nuclear facilities, considering this evidence of double standards in the international community.