Iranian cleric says nuclear energy and enrichment will be 'pursued to the fullest'

Tabriz Friday Prayer Imam Ahmad Motahari Asl said Iran will push its nuclear energy and uranium enrichment programs “to the maximum,” insisting the country needs no one’s permission to pursue scientific and national progress.

“Halting enrichment would mean halting the country’s growth,” he said during Eid al-Adha prayers, echoing official resistance to Western pressure amid renewed nuclear talks.

“America operates 100 nuclear power plants and now wants to triple that number. What we do is none of their business,” he added.