(Xinhua) -- Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday that the Islamic Republic would not step back on its path to develop nuclear programs. "If Iran takes one step back, the arrogant powers in the world would take one step forward," state television quoted Khamenei as saying in a sermon.
"It is totally wrong and baseless to think that any retreat from our righteous positions would change the policies of the arrogant powers," the Iranian supreme leader said.