Western sanctions won't stop Iran: Ahmadinejad

December 18, 2012 23:31

AP reports: Iran's president said today that Western sanctions could at the most cause a 'quick tap on the brakes' in Tehran's nuclear programme but will not slow it down substantially, state TV reported.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is quoted as saying that the "West is not happy with Iran's progress" in technological fields including uranium enrichment a possible pathway to nuclear arms.

"You think that by resorting to oil and currency issues, you are able to press the Iranian nation and stop it from its path? You are wrong. Maybe this works like a quick tap on the brakes in driving, but the Iranian nation will find its way quickly and will continue," said Ahmadinejad.

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