New Secretary of State with the old allegations about Iran nuclear program

US Secretary of State John Kerry has repeated the unfounded allegations about Iran’s peaceful nuclear energy program.

He told reporters at the State Department on Friday that Iran should either prove to the world that its nuclear program is peaceful or it would face consequences.

“Iran has a choice: they have to prove to the world that it is peaceful,” Reuters quoted Kerry as saying.

“The international community is ready to respond if Iran comes prepared to talk, real substance and to address concerns that could not be more clear about their nuclear program. If they don’t then they will choose to leave themselves more isolated,” he added.

Kerry’s comments come ahead of a meeting scheduled for February 26 between Iran and the six major powers of the P5+1 group (the United States, France, Russia, Britain, China, and Germany) in Kazakhstan.

“I want to underscore to Iran the window for diplomacy is still open and we have agreed to meet Iran again in two weeks in Kazakhstan. We’re made our position clear, the choice is really ultimately up to Iran,” Kerry stated.

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

Iran rejects the allegations, arguing that as a committed signatory to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), it is entitled to develop and acquire nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.

In addition, the IAEA has conducted numerous inspections of Iran’s nuclear facilities but has never found any evidence showing that the Iranian nuclear program has been diverted to nuclear weapons production.