Iran's Supreme Leader has criticized the International Atomic Energy Agency and Western countries for saying that his country's nuclear ambitions are not entirely peaceful. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei blasted the United States and other Western countries branding them hegemonistic powers and vowing that Iran would not submit to their will. He also slammed the International Atomic Energy Agency for not acting independently especially with regard to its recent report on Iran's nuclear programme.<br/>The IAEA meets this week in Vienna and is expected to discuss Iran's refusal to accept the draft nuclear deal it was offered last November. The deal called for Iran to ship up to 70 percent of its low-grade uranium stockpile to France and Russia for 20-percent enriched uranium.<br/>The United States, Britain and Israel, the Ayatollah complained, are constantly trying to stir up controversy to discredit the Islamic Republic, which he claimed is merely working to pursue modern technology including atomic energy for civilian purposes. He said the strength and solidarity of Iran's Islamic establishment has brought failure to their attempts. Iran, Mr. Khameini added, is working for scientific development, including progress in nuclear technology and despite all the controversy, it will become self-sufficient in the domain of peaceful nuclear energy. Iran has repeatedly insisted its nuclear program is for civilian purposes while the West suspects it is trying to build atomic weapons. <br/>