Iran is not a country which would retreat in the face of bullying Western resolutions, Hojjatoleslam Ahmad Khatami told worshippers in Tehran during his Friday prayers sermon.
Khatami blasted both the Security Council and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for their statements against Tehrans nuclear pursuit.
Instead of being an international body which supports justice, the United Nations Security Council has become the place where international rights are ruined, the senior cleric said.
The IAEA can never in its history make up for this dirty stain, Khatami said, referring to the latest report released by IAEA director general Mohamed ElBaradei criticising Iran for its nuclear non-compliance.
He said that the UN nuclear watchdog was supporting an axis of evil, arrogant powers.
In threatening remarks, Khatami warned the West, Iran is a sensitive and strategic place in the region. Insecurity in Iran means the creation of insecurity in the Middle East.
If instead of a negotiated solution the international community chose the path of confrontation and spoke with the language of force, he said, Iran would give such an intense response that the enemies would regret their actions.
