Senior Cleric Reiterates Iranian Nation’s Rigid Stance on N. Rights

Tehran’s provisional Friday Prayers Leader Mohammad Emami Kashani once again underlined the peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear program, and stressed that the Iranian nation will never give up its inalienable right to the civilian nuclear technology.
Addressing a large and fervent congregation of the people on Tehran University campus on Friday, Emami Kashani said, “Pressures cannot alter Iran’s decision to continue its peaceful nuclear program in every aspect.”

He reiterated that Iran’s peaceful nuclear program will steadily move on.

Emami Kashani pointed to the recent remarks of Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei who underlined the necessity for keeping vigilant against the enemies’ display of superficial and unreal moderation, stressing that their true hostile nature was shown in the recent talks between Tehran and the world powers.

Ayatollah Khamenei said the nuclear talks proved the US hostility towards Iran and Islam, and added, “The enemy’s smile shouldn’t be taken seriously.”

Addressing thousands of people from the Central province of Qom, Ayatollah Khamenei said victory will be surely achieved through resistance.

“The enemies thought in vain that they could compel Iran to hold talks under sanctions,” he said, and added that Iran has not come to the negotiating table due to the pressure of the sanctions as Iranians are a resistant nation.

The leader said the enemies think that they have come to know the Iranian nation, but they are wrong.

The leader said Iran is negotiating with the West only because it has discerned it to be necessary, and stressed that Tehran has accepted to negotiate with the US only on the nuclear issue and not on bilateral ties, reminding that Tehran and Washington are still enemies at the end of the day.

“… we have already expressed our readiness to negotiate with the Satan (the US) on specific issues if necessary.”