TEHRAN, April 30, SPA -- IRAN WARNED SUNDAY THAT IT WOULD RESPOND TO ANY HARSH ACTION BY THE U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL WITH AN EQUALLY TOUGH _ BUT UNSPECIFIED _ RESPONSE AND INSISTED AGAIN IT WOULD CONTINUE URANIUM ENRICHMENT. ON SATURDAY, IRAN OFFERED TO ALLOW THE RESUMPTION OFINTRUSIVE "SNAP" INSPECTIONS OF ITS NUCLEAR FACILITIES IFTHE U.N.’S INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY WERE TORESUME ITS LEAD ROLE MANAGING IRAN’S DISPUTE WITH THEINTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY. THE WHITE HOUSE REJECTED THEPROPOSAL. "OUR REACTIONS ARE TOTALLY COMPATIBLE WITH THE ACTIONS OF THE OTHER PARTIES. AGAINST RADICAL ACTIONS, IRAN WILL REACT ACCORDINGLY. IF THE U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL MAKES DECISIONS, THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN WILL DEFINE AND ARRANGE ITS COOPERATION WITH THE AGENCY COMPATIBLE WITH THAT," FOREIGNMINISTRY SPOKESMAN HAMID REZA ASEFI WAS QUOTED AS SAYING BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. --SPA 1456 Local Time 1156 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/357311
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