Tehran, November 21 (KCNA) -- Kazem Jalali, rapporteur of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of the Iranian Majlis, clarified the stand of his country not to step back from pursuing the nuclear program for peaceful purposes on Nov. 18.

As for IAEA resolution against Iran's nuclear program signed up that day, he said this proves that the agency is being controlled by the West.

The Iranian government will never lend an ear to the groundless assertions aimed to impair the country's nuclear program nor step back even an inch, he stressed.