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Article: Iran rejects as 'unjust' IAEA decision on its nuclear program
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- March 9, 2006
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NASSER KARIMI, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
03-09-2006
Dateline: TEHRAN, Iran
Iran said Thursday it won't be bullied into abandoning its nuclear program, rejecting its referral to the U.N. Security Council as "unjust."
Both President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and supreme leader Ali Khamenei were defiant in the face of the mounting international pressure on Iran over its nuclear program.
"The people of Iran will not accept coercion and unjust decisions by international organizations," Ahmadinejad said during a visit to Iran's western province of Lorestan, according to Iran's state television. "Enemies cannot force the Iranian people to relinquish their rights."
"The era of bullying and ...