Iran approaching nuclear 8216;peak8217;, says Ahmadinejad

Iran is approaching a 8220;peak8221; in its nuclear programme and will not back down in the face of Western demands to halt its activities, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday.

8220;If you Western powers imagine that the Iranian nation will back down you are making a mistake,8221; he said in a televised speech in the southwestern town of Bushehr. 8220;On the nuclear path we are moving towards the peak.8221;