Iran won't bow to West pressure in nuclear talks: Zarif

Tehran, May 22, IRNA - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said here on Friday that Iran will not cave in to any excessive demands by the Western side in nuclear negotiations. Zarif underscored that Iran nuclear negotiating team is fully obliged to respect nuclear red lines, Fordow nuclear facility in particular. Touching upon the US excessive demands in inspecting Fordow nuclear facility and other military sites, he reiterated that Iran nuclear negotiating team have repeatedly announced that under no circumstance Iran will give in to excessive demands by the western side. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Marzieh Afkham said on Thursday that the western governments must respect Iranian sovereignty rights to resolve the nuclear dispute. Afkham made the remarks in a response to provocative remarks of acting spokeswoman for the United States Department of State Marie Harf. She said on Wednesday that there would be no final nuclear agreement if Iran denied access to military sites. Foreign ministry spokeswomen underlined that without respecting Iranian sovereignty rights, no agreement would be reached between Iran and P5+1. The nuclear dispute between Iran and the western governments must be resolved in accordance with the International Law and the Charter of the United Nations respecting sovereign quality of the member states, Afkham said. Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei made clear on May 20 that Iran will not allow inspectors to the military sites and interview with nuclear scientists.