Enemies confess Iran sanctions futile

In the wake of fresh UN Security Council sanctions against Tehran, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has shrugged off punitive measures.

“Even the enemies of the Islamic Republic confess that sanctions will have no impact on the resolve of the Iranian nation to continue its righteous path,” said Mottaki on Saturday.

He added that Iran’s firm logic at the 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) review conference in New York has helped change the views of certain countries.

Mottaki noted that the constant resistance of the Iranian nation resulted in an important international organization obliging Israel to become a signatory to the NPT.

The review conference ended with a collective call for the full implementation of a former resolution aimed at establishing a nuclear-weapons-free zone in the Middle East.

Tel Aviv, widely believed to be the possessor of the region’s sole nuclear arsenal, was also urged to join the NTP.

While the US possesses and has used nuclear weapons in the past, Washington, in a politically-motivated move, is now imposing unilateral sanctions against Iran, which does not possess nuclear weapons nor seek to develop such weapons.

Iran has repeatedly rejected the West allegations, reserving its right to a peaceful nuclear energy as a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency and a signatory to the NPT.