From the Pentagon's think tank
Russia: Iran should start negotiatingIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared there was no way backfor Iran's nuclear work despite opposition from the United States andother world powers, though he insisted it had only peaceful aims likepower generation.Iran would remain a nuclear state, he said, "whether enemies want it or not." But Ahmadinejad continues to claim Iran's nuclear program is strictly for peaceful purposes.Israel, the United States and European Union countries suspect Iran is attempting to build a nuclear bomb.