Iran Will Discuss Nuclear Issue

Iran will talk but it will not halt it's work on purifying uranium, building underground facilities, ballistic testing, and and molding uranium into a warhead. But not too worry, Iran's nuclear work is peaceful. Reuters

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran is ready to discuss its nuclear program with any country but will not yield to international pressure to halt the atomic work, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told a rally on Wednesday.

Iran insists its nuclear program is aimed only at producing electricity but has so far failed to convince the West, which accuses the Islamic state of secretly trying to produce nuclear bombs.

"The Iranian nation is in favor of talks to resolve the (nuclear) issue with any of you (countries). We will slap those who want Iran to abandon its right (to nuclear technology) on the mouth," Ahmadinejad said in a televised address in the western city of Hamedan.

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Ahmadinejad in March ruled out any talks with the West over Iran's disputed nuclear program, saying Iran would only discuss the issue with the U.N. nuclear watchdog, the IAEA.

Britain, France, Germany, the United States, Russia and China want EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana to meet Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili, to try to reopen talks on offers of incentives for Iran to halt its work.

But Iran, the world's fourth-largest crude exporter, says the nuclear program aims to produce electricity so it can sell more of its oil and gas abroad.