TEHRAN, Iran -- An Iranian government spokesman says the country's nuclear program remains unchanged, indicating that Tehran has no plans to stop enriching uranium. Gholan-Hossein Elham's comments to reporters Saturday come a day after Iran sent a response to an international proposal to curb its program in exchange for economic incentives. The contents of the response have not been made public. But Elham's insistence that Iran's program remains unchanged indicates that Tehran is refusing to meet the West's key demand that it stop enrichment. The U.S. and some of its allies fear that Iran's enrichment program could produce nuclear weapons. Iran insists its program is for peaceful purposes.
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