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 TEHRAN – The Iranian ambassador to the United Nations has said that Tehran will not negotiate with the major powers over its inalienable rights.
Ambassador Mohammad Khazaii made the remarks during an interview with the Washington-based radio network NPR on February 9.
The Islamic Republic of Iran is ready to engage in negotiations with the 5+1 group (the United States, Britain, France, Russia, China, and Germany), but it will not negotiate over its inalienable rights, Khazaii stated.
He also said that Tehran will send a letter to European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, who represents the six major powers in nuclear negotiations with Iran.
Iran is ready to hold serious talks without preconditions, he added.
But those who think that Iran will change its logical and principled policy under the pressure of sanctions are mistaken, Khazaii said, adding that the Islamic Republic has never made concessions on its absolute rights.
Despite the West’s claims, the sanctions imposed on the country have targeted the Iranian people, he added.
Israel is a cancerous tumor
Asked about Israeli officials’ remarks about the nature of Iran’s nuclear program, Khazaii said that the Zionist regime has no right to comment on Tehran’s nuclear activities since it possesses nuclear weapons and is not a signatory to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
The world’s countries must pressure the Zionist regime into signing the NPT, he said.
The Iranian ambassador went on to say that Israel has a long record of committing criminal acts against people around the world and has had a hand in the assassinations of Iranian nuclear scientists, so it can be called a cancerous tumor in the region.
Consequences of Iran attack devastating for Israel
Elsewhere in his remarks, Khazaii commented on the Zionist regime’s threats of military action against Iran, saying it seems that they will not carry out their threats.
The consequences would be “devastating” for Israel and maybe for whoever helps them, he added.
Iran’s policy is to avoid committing an aggression against other countries, but if an action is taken against Iran’s interests or its nuclear facilities, the Islamic Republic will definitely defend itself with all its strength, Khazaii commented.
He also said that Iran’s nuclear program does not have military dimensions and that the proposal for the establishment of a nuclear-weapons-free zone in the Middle East was first made by the Islamic Republic.
Iran to block Strait of Hormuz if attacked
On Iran’s threats to block the Strait of Hormuz, Khazaii said that the Islamic Republic does not intend to use the waterway to engage in a war with other countries unless Iran’s positions come under attack.
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