"Iran will defend its stance and interests strongly," he added in remarks carried by the semi-official Mehr news agency.

He defended his stance on polygyny with the words: "A man goes for many women in the first place.

When Short brought up the incident in a 2005 interview, Green defended his stance on his online blog.

"We can't defend our stance when 12-year-old kids are being shot by Israelis, our partners in peace."

However others have defended her vehement and passionate stance.

The following day, Groupon responded by defending their commercial and their philanthropic stance.

Laura's expression registered surprise, compelling him to look for something additional to defend his stance - "We owe you one," he explained.

Raymond Heard, a consultant who has worked with the Aspers for 30 years, defended the family's assertive stance.

They could be dragged into defending their stance as early as Monday if the euro slumps.

The council defended its stance and insisted it was trying to work with Beeny to resolve the outstanding issues.