TEHRAN (IRNA) -- President Mahmud Ahmadinejad said here on Wednesday that Iran's peaceful nuclear issue is now another test for the UN Security Council, especially for its permanent members.

"The decisions by UNSC members will show to what extent they are committed to the international law, rights of nations, justice, and even the laws and regulations adopted by them," said Ahmadinejad at a press briefing in which he broke the story of releasing the 15 British sailors as a “gift of Iranian nation to the British people.”

Ahmadinejad said the states do not wish to see the Iranian nation attaining modern technology and scientific progress.

"Today, the sin of the Iranian nation is its move in the path of independence and scientific and technological progress. They do not want other nations to acquire sophisticated technology and make scientific achievement."

He went on to say, "It is for about 35 years that Iran is an IAEA member and based on the NPT, it can benefit from all its advantages, while producing nuclear fuel. The IAEA and all its members have the duty to help other members benefit from all the rights envisioned for them. The beneficiaries in return have the duty not to divert to arms production."

Though not benefiting from the rights, envisaged by the IAEA charter and the NPT, Iran has been sticking to all its commitments and has offered thousands of documents relating to all its nuclear activities to the IAEA, added the president.

"All Iran's measures in the field of nuclear fuel production have been under the IAEA supervision and based on the IAEA reports, no diversion has yet been observed in our activities since the beginning," he announced.

He criticized double-standards in nuclear issue and said some powers are free to fully benefit from nuclear energy.

"But the Islamic Republic of Iran's legal and peaceful move has been criticized and opposed by some powers, that have been benefiting from nuclear energy despite their blatant diversion and violation of regulations."