Speaking to foreign diplomats in Tehran on 9 February 2005, President Mohammad Khatami put the European Union on notice that Iran might abandon its nuclear commitments if the other side failed to honor its own obligations. The remarks coincided with the 26th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.
Khatami described Washington's escalating rhetoric as "psychological warfare" and warned that any aggressor would face the full resistance of the Iranian people. The statement came as President George W. Bush declined to rule out military action against Iran, while Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called for Tehran to be referred to the UN Security Council if diplomacy collapsed.
Iran had voluntarily halted uranium enrichment as a gesture of good faith during negotiations led by Britain, France, and Germany. The three countries offered trade, technology, and political security incentives in exchange for a permanent end to the enrichment program.
Tehran rejected any permanent suspension, insisting that enrichment is a right guaranteed by international atomic energy treaties and that its nuclear program is entirely civilian in purpose. Khatami's speech restated that longstanding position while signaling a harder line: the freeze would continue only as long as the talks showed genuine promise.
Historical summary. TurkishPress restated this AFP wire report, first published in February 2005, in its own words.