Iran won't yield to pressure on atomic plan - radio

TEHRAN, June 15 (Reuters) Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's highest authority, said Iran would not yield to pressure from the West, which seeking to persuade Tehran to stop sensitive nuclear work, state radio reported today.

''The Islamic Republic of Iran will not yield to the pressures and the continuation of this scientific move is among its prominent and main objectives,'' Khamenei was quoted as saying in comments about Western pressure over Iran's atomic plans.

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