DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran has defended its nuclear programme and will not allow any weakness in this regard, Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday, a day after Israel and the US vowed to counter Iran's nuclear ambitions.

Iran has defended its nuclear programme and will not be hesitant to continue doing so, Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday, a day after Israel and the U.S. vowed to counter Iran's nuclear ambitions.

Iran on Monday said it would not hesitate to defend its nuclear programme and would continue doing so. Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei stated this a day after Israel and the US vowed to thwart its nuclear ambitions.

British Ambassador to Iran Hugo Shorter met with two British nationals on Wednesday at the office of the Public Prosecutor in Kerman, the provincial capital, according to Iran’s state-run IRNA news. IRNA said details about their case would be announced later, citing the Kerman Public Prosecutor.

The couple last posted online from Iran in early January. Britain’s foreign office confirmed their detention after Iranian reports about British nationals accused of “security crimes.”

Lindsay and Craig Foreman, both in their 50s, were traveling the world by motorcycle. Iranian state media said two Britons were accused of “security crimes.”