Iran Pledges to Not "Retreat One Iota"

(23 July 08 - RV) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said today Iran will not "retreat one iota" over its disputed nuclear programme.

At a meeting with Iran's chief nuclear negotiator in Geneva on Saturday, six world powers gave Iran two weeks to answer calls to rein in its nuclear activities or face tougher sanctions.

We spoke with Mark Fitzpatrick, a Senior Fellow for Non-Proliferation at the International Institute For Strategic Studies.

He says that the stalemate in negotiations with Iran will likely last until the end of the Bush administration’s final year in office.