ISTANBUL/TEHRAN — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called the UN Security Council the “most undemocratic international body” since it is dominated by the five veto-welding permanent members.

His remarks came as the Security Council is likely to approve a fourth round of sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program this week.
“The structure of the Security Council is discriminatory and unjust, such that the Security Council is the most undemocratic international body,” Ahmadinejad told reporters on the sidelines of a security summit in Istanbul.
“The fact that a few countries have a veto right means that they dominate the entire world,” he added.
The Iranian president said today non-permanent and permanent members of the Security Council are under the pressure from the United States when making decisions.
Fuel swap deal is one-time opportunity
Ahmadinejad warned the U.S. and its allies on Tuesday that the nuclear swap deal signed by Iran, Turkey, and Brazil is a one-time opportunity that should not be missed.
The foreign ministers of Iran, Turkey, and Brazil signed a declaration in Tehran on May 17, according to which Iran would ship 1200 kilograms of its low-enriched uranium to Turkey to be exchanged for 120 kilograms of 20 percent enriched nuclear fuel rods to power the Tehran research reactor, which produces radioisotopes for cancer treatment.
The exchange is supposed to take place in no less than one year.
“The meeting in Tehran created an opportunity for the U.S. administration and for its allies, and we still hope that they will be able to use this opportunity,” Ahmadinejad stated.
“We say that this opportunity will not be repeated,” AP quoted Ahmadinejad as saying.
No talks if Iran sanctioned
President Ahmadinejad also said Iran will not agree to talks on its nuclear program if the UN Security Council approves a resolution imposing new sanctions on the country.
“The U.S. government and its allies are so mistaken if they think they can brandish the stick of resolution and then sit down to talk with us. Such a thing will not happen,” he noted, according to the AFP news agency.
“We will talk to everyone if there is respect and fairness, but if someone wants to talk to us rudely and in a domineering manner, the response is known already,” he explained.
The warning by the president came as the UN Security Council prepared to hold new closed-door consultations Tuesday on a fourth sanctions resolution against Iran after its 15 members failed to reach a consensus during a meeting on Monday.
Ahmadinejad warned U.S. President Barack Obama that the United States stood to lose unless it changed its policies toward Iran.
“We expected President Obama to start a new policy of the United States. I’m not saying I’m totally disappointed, but if he fails to make a change, the first ones to lose would be President Obama and the people of the United States,” he said.
Ahmadinejad slams ‘devilish’ Israel
A key item on the agenda at the security summit in Istanbul is the Israeli attack on an aid flotilla in the Mediterranean on May 31, which was condemned by most of the international community.
Ahmadinejad said the confrontation revealed Israel’s “devilish” nature.
“It showed violence and hatred and war-mongering attitudes,” Ahmadinejad stated.
“The devilish sound of the uncultured Zionists was coming out from their deceit… They were holding up the flag of the devil itself.”
The attack led to the deaths of nine people, all Turkish citizens -- including one Turkish-American dual citizen. Turkey has urged Israel to agree to an international investigation of the incident.
Ahmadinejad congratulated Turkey, which has been in a war of words with Israel since the attack, for its response.