On the Iranian nuclear program, Prince Naif said 'the Iranians have been saying that their nuclear program is for peaceful purposes, and we hope that will be true'. 'Our region is not in need of such things, and the concerned authorities should get assured of that'. Prince Naif pointed out to Israel's acquisition of nuclear weapons, and said Israel's acquisition of nuclear weapons will be a justification for any other country to obtain the same weapons. On reports which said that pressure was put on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia following its reaction towards the quarters that had insulted Prophet Mohammed, peace be on him, Prince Naif said 'no party can put pressure on the Kingdom to change its stand on such a basic matter'. 'We do respect freedom of opinion, but we never tolerate insulting the Prophet, peace be on him' he said and added 'not only the Kingdom rejects that, but also about 1400 million Muslims as well as all religions reject that because all Prophets should be respected'. 'If freedom of opinion means insulting Prophets, then that will never be accepted', he said adding that 'it will never be reasonable for the international press or any organization or state to oppose an action that may be taken by any Arab or Muslim country in this respect'. 'We hope that the religious center like the Vatican will clarify their opinion in this respect', he noted.--more 11 29 Local Time 08 29 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/322769