Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday that the country's disputed nuclear issue belongs to the past, signaling there would be no change in Iran's nuclear policy.

"Iran's nuclear issue belongs to the past ... Now we want a global disarmament of nuclear weapons," Ahmadinejad told a press conference at the presidential compound.

"We express our readiness to participate in and manage (the issue)," said Ahmadinejad, who just won Friday's presidential election and secured a second term for the next four years.

Asked about the United States and Israel's military option on Iran's nuclear sites, he said, "These are just the propaganda. No power dares to threaten Iran ... Iran will make any attacker regret it. There is no possibility that one does such a stupidity."

His remarks might indicate that there would be no major changes in Iran's nuclear policy during Ahmadinejad's second term in office.

Iran's uranium enrichment program is questioned by many parties. Western countries like the United States claim that Iran intends to secretly develop nuclear weapons, while the UN Security Council also requires Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment activity.

However, Iran insists that its nuclear plan is only for peaceful purposes, and continues its uranium enrichment activity despite pressure from the Western countries and relevant UN sanctions.

Source: Xinhua