Rouhani Vows to Safeguard Iran’s Nuclear Rights
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani reiterated that the Islamic Republic would not step back an iota from the nation’s rights in the nuclear negotiations with six world powers.
Rouhani emphasized that Iran considers using the nuclear energy as an unalienable right of the nation. He said should the nuclear negotiations between Iran and the sextet end inconclusively due to the enemies’ "excessive demands," the entire world would come to realize that the other side is accountable for the failure of the talks and in that case, Tehran will push ahead with its legitimate path with increasing support from the nation.
President Rouhani made the remarks during a meeting with the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei on Monday night.
He once again emphasized that the structure of “cruel” sanctions against Iran has already cracked and cannot be repaired.
“The administration’s economic development plan has not been formulated relying on the easing or removal of sanctions, and if the enemy wants to continue to be obstinate, we will continue our progress,” said the president.
During the recent nuclear negotiations in Vienna between Iran and the G5+1 (the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council plus Germany), the Western powers kept making excessive demands over Iran’s peaceful nuclear energy program.
Over the past few days, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and EU Deputy Foreign Policy Chief Helga Schmid have held a number of meetings to discuss details of the text of a final deal.
The speculation suggest that the main sticking points in the course of talks include limitations on Iran’s uranium enrichment activities, the fate of Arak-heavy water research reactor, the duration of any nuclear deal and the timetable for ending the sanctions.
Iran and the G5+1 (alternatively known as P5+1 or E3+3) on November 24, 2013, clinched an interim nuclear deal in the Swiss city of Geneva.
The breakthrough agreement (the Joint Plan of Action), which has come into effect since January 20, stipulates that over the course of six months, Iran and the six countries will draw up a comprehensive nuclear deal which will lead to a lifting of the whole sanctions on Iran.
