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By Marcus George DUBAI (Reuters) - President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday Iran would not give up what it sees as its right to enrich uranium in nuclear negotiations and said the Islamic Republic would not bow to "threats" from anyone, Iranian media reported. Following talks in Geneva that failed to clinch a deal to curb Tehran's nuclear program, Rouhani told lawmakers Iran had told its negotiating partners, "We will not answer to any threat, sanction, humiliation or discrimination." He did not elaborate on his reference to threats against Iran, but Tehran's arch-foe Israel spoke out strongly against a proposed deal discussed at the Geneva talks. Despite the failure of the talks on Saturday, Iran and six world powers said differences had narrowed - a softening that may worry Iranian hardliners - and they would resume negotiations in 10 days to try to end the decade-old standoff. "The Islamic Republic has not and will not bow its head to threats from any authority," he said in a speech at the National Assembly, Iran's student news agency (ISNA) said.More...