TEHRAN - Iranian MP Alaeddin Boroujerdi has warned Russian President Dmitry Medvedev against being deceived by the U.S. and British intelligence agencies about Iran’s nuclear activities.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday that Iran is on the verge of acquiring the capability to produce nuclear weapons.
Medvedev stated that sanctions “are not producing the desired results.” He also said Iran “is behaving in a far from the best manner,” RIA Novosti reported.
“We expect Russia, as a major power, not to be deceived by Western intelligence agencies,” Boroujerdi told the Mehr News Agency on Tuesday.
Boroujerdi, who is the chairman of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, said that foreign officials making irresponsible and unsubstantiated remarks about Iran’s nuclear program is nothing new.
But the U.S. intrigues should not influence Russian officials, he added.
He went on to say that International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors have always been permitted to come to Iran to inspect its nuclear facilities.
Iran has always been strongly opposed to the production and stockpiling of nuclear weapons, Boroujerdi pointed out, adding that Tehran wants Russia to join the countries that are working for total nuclear disarmament.
Meanwhile, MP Esmaeil Kosari said on Tuesday that Medvedev’s remarks are baseless.
“If the Russians feel the need, they can visit Iran’s nuclear facilities in order to alley their suspicions about our peaceful nuclear activities,” Kosari told the Mehr News Agency.
Iran will never seek to produce nuclear weapons and the country’s uranium enrichment program is only meant to meet Iran’s need for nuclear fuel, he stated.
He also said Russia should avoid falling into the traps set by the U.S., Britain, and Israel, since that would damage bilateral ties between Tehran and Moscow.
In addition, an article published on the Tabnak website on Tuesday said that Medvedev’s remarks are important from two aspects and made the following points:
First of all, over the past few years, the international community has been imbued with the idea that Russia is Iran’s major partner in nuclear activities.
However, Russia is only helping in the construction of the Bushehr nuclear power plant and does not play any role in Iran’s other nuclear activities.
The second point is that Medvedev is trying to make an excuse for Russia reneging on its commitment to bring the Bushehr nuclear plant on stream after many years of work and many delays.
As a result, Tehran should do all it can to convince Moscow to complete the work on the plant and to also prevent Russia from participating in Iran’s future nuclear activities and from playing a role in operating the power plant since Russia is not reliable at all.