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| Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that a US report on Tehran's nuclear programme is a "great victory". | Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that a US report on Tehran's nuclear programme is a "great victory". |
| He said in a televised speech that Iran would not retreat from its path towards a peaceful atomic programme. | He said in a televised speech that Iran would not retreat from its path towards a peaceful atomic programme. |
| The US intelligence report released on Monday said that Iran had halted a nuclear weapons programme in 2003. | The US intelligence report released on Monday said that Iran had halted a nuclear weapons programme in 2003. |
| The US and its European allies are pushing for UN sanctions but China has said the report raises questions about the need for new measures. | |
| US President George W Bush said on Tuesday that Iran remained a threat and his view that a nuclear Iran would be a danger "hasn't changed". | US President George W Bush said on Tuesday that Iran remained a threat and his view that a nuclear Iran would be a danger "hasn't changed". |
| 'Final blow' | |
| Mr Ahmadinejad made his televised speech in front of thousands of people during a visit to Ilam province in western Iran. | |
| "This report... is announcing a victory for the Iranian nation in the nuclear issue against all international powers," he said | |
| If you want to negotiate with us as an enemy, the Iranian people will resist and will conquer you Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Nuclear game goes onUS report cools crisisShould US change policy? | |
| "You saw the report of the US intelligence. They said clearly that the Iranian people were on the just path." | |
| Calling the report a "final blow", he warned: "If you want to start up a new game, the Iranian people will resist and will not step back one inch. | |
| "If you want to negotiate with us as an enemy, the Iranian people will resist and will conquer you. If it is on the basis of friendship and co-operation, the Iranian people will be a great friend." | |
| The US National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) report had said with "high confidence" that it believed Iran had halted its nuclear weapons programme in 2003, but that it was continuing to enrich uranium. | |
| The US has vowed to push for a third UN sanctions resolution. | |
| However, China's ambassador to the UN, Wang Guangya, said "things have changed" and the push for new sanctions would need to be questioned. | However, China's ambassador to the UN, Wang Guangya, said "things have changed" and the push for new sanctions would need to be questioned. |
| "Iran was dangerous, Iran is dangerous," says Mr Bush | |
| China had agreed only reluctantly to earlier resolutions after Iran refused to heed a Security Council call to abandon uranium enrichment. | |
| Some Western powers believed the process was being used as part of a weapons programme although Tehran has always said its work is for peaceful energy purposes. | |
| The NIE report also said Iran was keeping its options open on developing nuclear weapons. It said Tehran could have enough highly enriched uranium to build a bomb within three to eight years. | |
| Mr Bush called the report a "warning signal". | |
| "Iran was dangerous, Iran is dangerous and Iran will be dangerous if they have the knowledge necessary to make a nuclear weapon," he said. | |
| "The best diplomacy, effective diplomacy, is one in which all options are on the table." |