TEHRAN – Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani has dismissed the new UN Security Council resolution against Iran as a “foolish political act”.

Addressing the Majlis session on Sunday, Larjani warned that Iran would review its decision to continue negotiations with the world powers over its nuclear issue.
“This behavior has downgraded the negotiations to a foolish political act. Maybe a new decision should be made about this political hobby.”
The UN Security Council on Saturday passed a resolution against Iran, regardless of an IAEA report earlier this month that confirmed the peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear program.
In its report released on September 15 the International Atomic Energy Agency reaffirmed the non-diversion of Iran’s nuclear activities towards weapons production.
“The agency has been able to continue to verify the non-diversion of declared nuclear material in Iran,” said the report.
Larijani said, “This behavior once again shows that Iran’s nuclear case is just a political pretext not a legal issue.”
“Over the past few weeks, Iran was planning for the new round of negotiations but suddenly the theatrical action of issuing the resolution by the 5+1 was taken,” he added.
The new resolution calls on Iran to halt its nuclear enrichment work but imposes none of the new sanctions Washington and its allies want.
The United States is leading efforts to isolate Iran over what it calls Tehran’s covert bid to build nuclear weapons. Iran denies the charge, saying it is seeking to generate electricity for a growing population.
Iran insists that as a signatory to the Non-Proliferation Treaty it has the right to master nuclear technology for peaceful purposes. It has repeatedly ruled out suspending its uranium enrichment as a precondition for talks with the major powers.
Iran's UN mission issued a statement on Saturday condemning the new resolution.
“It is unfortunate...that yet again we are witnessing that the Security Council has been unwarrantedly and unnecessarily called to act in a hastily manner on an issue that by no stretch of logic, law or justification falls within the Council's purview, and poses no threat to international peace and security.”
It also made clear Tehran would not stop enriching, saying, ""The Iranian nation will remain determined to exercise its inalienable rights for peaceful uses of nuclear technology.""
The five veto wielding members of the UN Security Council, The United stated, Russia, China, France, Britain, plus Germany are divided over Iran’s issue.
The United States and Britain want the council to pass a resolution imposing a fourth round of sanctions against Iran but Russia and China have rejected the call.
Russia and China gave reluctant support to three previous sanctions resolutions but are blocking further measures for the time being.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also ruled out new sanctions at a news conference on Friday.