**Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said international sanctions against his country will not work.**In a TV interview, Mr Ahmadinejad also said that Russia had “made a mistake” in voting last week to condemn Tehran for building a second enrichment plant.
He added that Iran was not obliged to inform UN nuclear watchdog the IAEA of plans to build more nuclear sites.
On Monday Western nations warned Iran against its plans to build 10 more uranium enrichment sites.
Western powers say Tehran is trying to develop nuclear arms, while Iran says its nuclear programme is solely for peaceful civilian purposes.
‘Pyschological warfare’
Mr Ahmadinejad said warnings by Western powers that Iran would be isolated were “ridiculous”.
“They need us more than we need them. It is psychological warfare and isolating Iran is impossible,” he said.
“Any finger which is about to pull the trigger will be cut off.”
He said that Russia was wrong to join Western countries in voting in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on a resolution against Iran over its cover-up of the new uranium enrichment plant near Qom.
“Russia made a mistake. It does not have an accurate analysis of today’s world situation,” he said.