MP: Israel angry with ElBaradei for his comments on Iran

TEHRAN (IRNA) -- Rapporteur of Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Kazem Jalali said Saturday that Israel was angry with head of the UN nuclear watchdog, Mohamed ElBaradei, for his recent comments about Iran’s peaceful nuclear activities.

Jalali made the remarks commenting on recent claims of deputy premier of the Zionist regime, Shaul Mofaz, who called Thursday for ElBaradei to be removed from his post at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

In his latest comments about Iran's peaceful nuclear activities, ElBaradei told a French paper that Iran's activities posed no immediate danger.

His comments raised the ire of the Zionist regime and the U.S., its major supporter.

ElBaradei is to release his latest report on Iran's peaceful nuclear activities later this month.

""The Zionists are using all their power to influence ElBaradei's next report on Iran and to impose their own ideas on the report,"" Jalali said.

Stressing that the IAEA is an independent international body, the Majlis rapporteur warned the world community ""against the Zionist lobby"" that is trying to disrupt performance of the international organizations and institutes.

""The U.S.-led world arrogance along with the Zionist regime are trying to orchestrate misleading reports about Iran,"" Jalali said.

He added if international bodies provide their reports not in line with the world arrogance and the Zionist regime, they will discredit them.

Jalali expressed hope that ElBaradei and the IAEA would continue ""to maintain the credit of this international and independent body and will not let hegemonic powers to interfere in their works.""

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