Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, says that Iran has no intention of stopping its uranium enrichment program, despite a U.N. incentives package to end its nuclear program. Iran's self-imposed deadline to respond to the U.N. offer arrives Tuesday.
Iranian officials have said there will be a "multifaceted response" to the proposal.
Analysts say the situation in Lebanon is fueling hard-liners in Iran who want to defer any compromise as long as possible. Robert Siegel talks with Azadeh Moaveni, reporter for Time magazine.
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