“Now that the country’s scientists have obtained nuclear know-how, the arrogant powers can never prevent its continuation in our country,” the Iranian president said on Sunday.
Ahmadinejad added that arrogant powers and enemies of the Iranian nation have made every effort to hinder the country’s progress.
Iran and the US are at loggerheads over Tehran's nuclear program. Iran says its nuclear program is a peaceful drive to produce electricity so that the world's fourth-largest crude exporter can sell more of its oil and gas abroad and provide power to the growing number of Iranian population, whose fossil fuel would eventually run dry.
The US and its western allies allege that Iran is pursuing a nuclear weapons program while they have never presented corroborative evidence to substantiate their allegations against the Islamic Republic.
Analysts believe that Washington's opposition with Iran is mainly due to the independent and home-grown nature of Tehran's nuclear technology, which gives the Islamic Republic the potential to turn into a world power and a role model for other third-world countries
