I ranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad"s remark on August 28 that Iran was determined to continue its nuclear program despite opposition from some "big powers" stoked the fires of contention with the United States,which opposes his plan to build up Iran"s nuclear capabilities. Ahmadinejad further enraged Washington when he said that although Iran was not inter-fering in Iraq"s affairs at present, his country was ready to work with neighbors such as Saudi Arabia to fill the power vacuum that eventually would appear in Iraq when the Americans withdrew.
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