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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said here Sunday that Iran`s nuclear issue has come to an end politically.

President Ahmadinejad said in a live televised debate that there is consensus that Iran`s case should be pursued only at the International Atomic Energy Agency.
He said the nuclear issue, which was `the toughest battle and challenge` of his government over the past couple of years, was a great event and most valuable than nationalization of the oil industry.

He added that the success had promoted status of the Iranian nation on the international level.

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that issuance of a third anti-Iran resolution by the UN Security Council was unlikely.

President Ahmadinejad said he believed the UN Security Council and others were not willing to bear further costs President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that Iran has never considered itself in the defendant position with regards to its nuclear issue.

"Speaking about the nuclear issue, I have never used `nuclear problem or nuclear dossier`, rather -- I have emphasized -- `nuclear issue`. That`s a key point. We have never considered ourselves in the defendant position internationally," said President Ahmadinejad in a live televised debate.

The president also said he would in appropriate time disclose some untold stories about the nuclear issue.

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