Iranian foreign minister Ali Akbar Salehi says the Medes and the Persians and the government are united and will not give in to any Western pressure over its peaceful nuclear programme, Press TV reports.| And so it would, if they were indeed united. Oh well. |
Talking to Press TV while attending the rallies marking the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Salehi said the high public turnout in the nationwide rallies is an indication of the Iranian nation's commitment to the values of the Islamic revolution.
"Today's rally is a testimony to the fact that the Medes and the Persians stands firmly behind its revolution," because its revolution stems from human values and the Islamic tenets, he added.
The Iranian foreign minister said the Western pressure on the Islamic Theocratic
Republicto abandon its civilian nuclear programme will lead to nowhere.
"I think this (high public turnouts in the rallies) is a good enough message for others to understand that this nation will never ever yield to pressures from outside," Salehi said.