Iran demands nuclear rights in entiret

Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Saeed Jalili has reaffirmed Iran’s determination to defend the entirety of its rights to peaceful nuclear energy.

“Within the framework of the [regulations] of the [International Atomic Energy] Agency (IAEA) and Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), we fulfill all our obligations under the Safeguard Agreement,” Jalili said at the annual conference of the managers of Iran’s nuclear industry on Saturday.

“We should enjoy all our rights and we do not accept more obligations and less rights,” Iran’s top nuclear negotiator pointed out.

The SNSC chief pointed to the next round of comprehensive talks between Iran and the P5+1 (permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany) which is scheduled to be held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on February 26 and noted, “If the group has returned to the talks, they should enter this round of negotiations with a new strategy free from previous mistakes.”

“If the P5+1 group seeks to enter constructive talks with Tehran, it should offer credible proposals,” Jalili added.

The US, Israel, and some of their allies have repeatedly accused Iran of pursuing non-civilian objectives in its nuclear energy program. Tehran has categorically rejected the allegation.

Using the claim, the US and its European allies have imposed illegal unilateral sanctions against the Islamic Republic.