Ahmadinejad declares nuclear issue ‘over’

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday ruled out nuclear negotiations with other nations, saying, “Iran’s nuclear issue is over, in our opinion.”

At a news conference in Tehran, the hardline president also said that if he is re-elected he will again call for a debate with U.S. President Barack Obama. Ahmadinejad previously called for a debate with President George W. Bush and offered to debate both Obama and Republican presidential candidate John McCain during last year’s U.S. presidential campaign.

So how well are those diplomatic relations going to work?