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Article: Iran to ignore UN on nuclear program
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- Winnipeg Free Press
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- September 26, 2007
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By Edith M. Lederer
UNITED NATIONS -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced Tuesday that his country's disputed nuclear program is closed as a political issue, and said Tehran will disregard UN Security Council resolutions imposed by "arrogant powers" to curb its nuclear program.
Instead, he told world leaders at the UN General Assembly that Iran has decided to pursue the monitoring of its nuclear program "through its appropriate legal path," the International Atomic Energy Agency which is the UN's nuclear watchdog.
Earlier this month, IAEA chief Mohamed El-Baradei said Iran's co-operation with the agency represented an important step, but he urged Tehran to answer all questions, ...