‘West should avoid past mistakes against Iran’

Iranian Ambassador to Hungary Seyyed Sa’eid Agha-Banihashemi said in Vienna on Monday western powers should avoid repeating their past mistakes regarding Iran’s nuclear issue.

He made the remarks in an interview with Vienna’s news channel, the VN TV.
He said “Using peaceful nuclear energy is the legitimate right of Iranian nation; powers’ demand from Tehran to abandon its nuclear program is laughable; Iran is committed to continue its nuclear activities; Leader of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei’s decree on the prohibition of nuclear weapons and any other kinds of weapons of mass destruction proves the peaceful identity of Iranian nuclear program.”
The high-ranking official stressed that the Zionist regime which is the only owner of nuclear weapons in Middle East is behind most of the actions against Iran’s peaceful nuclear program in the international community.
He added “Sanctions against Iran have harmed lots of countries and has increased the problems there; Iranian nation’s response to any threat will be crushing.”
Agha-Banihashemi underscored that Iran is willing to expand cooperation with Hungary in all fields.