Iran will not be cowed by threats: Khatami

TEHRAN: Preacher of Eid al-Adha prayers in Tehran Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami condemned on Saturday the International Atomic Energy Agency’’s anti-Iran resolution, saying the move was “political and non-technical.” Ahmad Khatami, speaking at a Tehran University prayer service to mark the holiday of Eid al-Adha, warned world powers that Iran will not be cowed by threats or swayed by “bribery” to give up its right to nuclear technology. He was responding to a resolution adopted on Friday by the IAEA demanding that Iran halt its nuclear programs. Ayatollah Khatami said, “The IAEA resolution condemns the agency itself rather than the law-abiding Iran.” The preacher of Eid al-Adha prayers in Tehran added, “such behaviours towards Iran’’s peaceful nuclear activities will prevent other countries from cooperating with the IAEA.” Iranian foreign ministry also dismissed the resolution as “theatrical and useless”.