New York (IRNA) -- Iran's Permanent Representative to the UN Mohammad-Javad Zarif, addressing the Iranian expatriates residing in the U.S., said that given your love for your motherland, you should take on to defend the interests and scientific achievements gained by Iranian youth despite sanctions and limitations.

Speaking at a ceremony held on Saturday on the occasion of the 27th anniversary of victory of the Islamic Revolution in New York, he dismissed as a "lie" the charges of the West against Iran that it has been involved in clandestine nuclear activities.

He added that the West has been against Iran's attempt to access nuclear technology for peaceful use in the past.

"Today, we are told to refer to international markets to supply the fuel required by our power plants. But they have forgotten that in addition to that we even purchased the shares of some companies including a French firm.

"However, we did not even get one gram of uranium from these companies, despite possessing 10 percent of their shares," he added.

Zarif noted that 10 years ago, the U.S. did its best to prevent establishment of Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant and the long period of the project, which has set a record in the world, has to do with the obstacles imposed by Washington.

"The same officials now approve of Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, but are against enrichment process. If we yield to them, whatever decision they make will certainly be to their own needs and demands rather than being based upon our potentials and capabilities.

"Since the onset of the nuclear dossier, we have been trying to do away with worries and avoid any pretext for exertion of pressure upon our peaceful nuclear program. However, it has been constantly subject to such pressure," he added.

"We believe that possessing atomic bomb not only does not bring security, but that it destroys it. Besides, it is against our religious beliefs.

"From strategic point of view it can make us vulnerable hardly to be stopped. We even consider the idea of possessing atomic bomb destructive," he added.

He said that according to the West's outlook, Iran's current level of authority is problematic to Israel.