Iran insists on its “right” to nuclear program

A day after announcing he zeroed make rockets, which aims to 1.250 miles from the ground, said Tuesday that Iran would soon propose a timetable for international inspectors to visit a hitherto secret d ‘nuclear enrichment, but he was not prepared to to abandon its nuclear program or to carry on their “rights” to discuss the plant previously unreported.
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The existence of the facility near the holy city of Qom was revealed last Friday by President Obama and the leaders of France and Britain over the same time as the announcement by the UN International Atomic Energy Agency that Tehran is the existence of the facility earlier this week had indicated.

A few days before the first direct contact between the U.S. and Iran in international talks in Geneva on Thursday tightened disclosure high tensions between Tehran and Washington, fueling suspicions that Iran is secretly searching for a capacity of nuclear weapons – a charge already Denied a long time.

Referring to the talks Thursday, said Ali Akbar Salehi, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, on Tuesday in Tehran: “We will not discuss anything about our nuclear rights, but we can participate in discussions on disarmament, we can not talk about non-proliferation and other general questions. “

He added: “The new site is part of our rights and there is no need to discuss, too.” He said that Iran would not abandon its nuclear activities, “even for a second,” reports Reuters. Western concerns over its nuclear program and its potential for deepening the hostility on Monday, when Iran said the Revolutionary Guards had been injected with a sufficient range missiles to hit Israel, parts of Europe and U.S. bases in the Persian Gulf.

“Iranian missiles can occur at any place that Iran is threatened,” senior Revolutionary Guards Araq Abdullah goal was quoted as saying by the semi-official Fars news.

Shahab studies were reported fired heated liquid fuel 3 and the solid sejil-2 missile that can travel up to 1250 miles. The Test dismissals remembered about a debate between the intelligence agencies in the United States, Germany and Israel if Iran is not only to build a nuclear weapon, but also the means to start.

Press TV, Iran satellite channel in English, Mr. Salehi also said on Tuesday the government is preparing indicated “a timetable for the review of the newly announced nuclear plant.” Mr Salehi said in an interview Monday night, said Press TV. He did not say when the international weapons inspectors would be allowed, the plant that are not seen in operation, after the Iranian territory.

Mr. Salehi Iran repeatedly given assurances that the new plant to produce “uranium enriched to 5 percent, in line with the nuclear program.” This level of enrichment is far below the requirements for nuclear weapons.

“Salehi noted that the facility under construction in the framework of IAEA regulations,” said Press TV. She quoted the official as saying: “Iran has taken all measures to protect its nuclear facilities.”

Mr. Salehi has accused Western leaders of the politicization of the nuclear activities of Iran, but vowed that Iran will seek to resolve the dispute over the plant, has proven that “both politically and technically” would coincide with the IAEA and with outside powers dealing with the issue – the five permanent members of UN Security Council plus Germany.

Mr. Salehi has described as “unfounded” accusations that Iran intends to make the investment up described previously secret nuclear-weapons materials. According to the press, on television, he said he was “against our ethics and religion” to produce nuclear weapons.

“It is against our principles, is against our religion to produce, consume, or possess nuclear weapons or arsenal, as we can our position more clearly? Since 1974 we have always said that” Mr. Salehi was quoted as saying.

Despite these protests, the Obama administration is now out a series of harsher penalties, which could invest in a section of the country’s oil and gas industry as well as further restrictions on Iranian banks, senior officials gather administration, said Sunday.

A spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry said at a news conference Monday that the missile tests by Iran had been planned for some time and not do on the nuclear crisis, Press TV reported.

There are less than two weeks, Obama has canceled a plan to remove the government of George W. Bush to a radar in the Czech Republic and 10 ground-based interceptor missiles in Poland as part of what has been described as a shield against possible missile attacks from Iran.

The Obama administration now plans to deploy smaller SM-3 interceptors by 2011, first on board the ship and later in Europe, possibly in Poland or the Czech Republic.

The exercise of military escalation and tensions with the West occurred at a time of political uncertainty in Iran, after Iran denied 12th June election.

On Monday, a protest broke out at the University of Tehran, followed by the first of the new school year and the first since the events of the vote, as opponents of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused to falsify the results.

The Revolutionary Guards were crucial for the protection of the victory of President and led the violent suppression of protests after the elections of the leading opposition politician killed to say that at least 72 people.

The force, which also manages the missile program in the country remains close to Mr Ahmadinejad, and only the supreme religious leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

The Revolutionary Guards, also has to being a part of the Iranian military in recent years one of the largest corporations in the country. It was with more than 750 construction, oil and gas contracts and has its own ports.

On Sunday, in a case that has highlighted the expansion of economic and political force, the Revolutionary Guards, bought just over 50 percent of Telecommunications Company of Iran in a business of 7.8 billion.

The political influence of the organization has also increased, the number of elected members of Parliament in 2003 and appointed as Minister in 2004.

Now press the Revolutionary Guards on telecommunications systems of the country will be given an additional control over the fixed line, internet and mobile services. On election day, the land of the SMS service has been discontinued, the mobile phone network was during the riots that followed separately. Opposition leaders accused the government against abuse of state benefits.

The agreement announced Sunday as part of Government’s plan to privatize the industry. But critics have complained that the government is the issue, is ruled out while the real private sector institutions in the area. The unit of the Revolutionary Guards in the transaction involved only in competition with a company with the Basij, a paramilitary organization, the Revolutionary Guards helped suppress post-election-related demonstrations.