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Reuters, Tehran

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday the country's "enemies" will never succeed in stopping Iran's nuclear activities, the official IRNA news agency reported.

EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana handed Iran an offer on June 14 of trade and other benefits designed to persuade Tehran to curb its nuclear work and end a row that has helped push oil prices to record highs.

"On the nuclear issue t the enemies were not able to stop our nation and will never succeed in stopping our program," Ahmadinejad said in a speech in the western city of Kermanshah. Iranian officials usually refer to the United States and its European allies as enemies.