Iran's new President Hassan Rowhani said on Tuesday that Tehran will not give up "one iota" of its nuclear rights, echoing his hard line predecessor, after the UN nuclear watchdog urged improved cooperation.

The comments come ahead of meeting later this month between his Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton on restarting negotiations on the Islamic republic's controversial nuclear ambitions.

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