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New sanctions on Iran will prove unsuccessful: Pakistani journalist
Islamabad, Feb 18, IRNA -- A well known Pakistani journalist Waheed Hussain here Wednesday said that the West's drive to impose new set of tougher sanctions on Iran over its peaceful nuclear program will fail.
China and Russia have called for patience and restraint in dealing with Iran on the issue.
Talking to IRNA the analyst said that China and Russia disagree with the West over Iran’s nuclear issue as they know that dialogue is the only way to resolve the issue.
“Sanctions are not the solution of the issue”, he said, adding, “Engagement is the solution not disengagement”, he added.
Supporting Iran’s nuclear program, Waheed Hussain said that Iran being the signatory of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) can use the nuclear energy for peaceful means.
The west has been suspicous about Iran’s nuclear program saying that Iran is trying to build an atomic bomb, which the Iranian officials have hundreds of times strongly denied.
Iran says its nuclear program is solely meant for civilian applications of the technology and has called for the total eradication of all weapons of mass destruction.
The United Nations Security Council has already imposed three rounds of sanctions against Iran.
In addition, several western nations have warned that the Islamic Republic will face harsher sanctions if it fails to halt its uranium enrichment program.
“Western pressure on Iran’s nuclear program depicts the discrimination of the west towards Muslims countries”, Waheed Hussain opined.
The analyst also said that dual standards should not be adopted against Iran, adding, "Many countries have ambitions for large scale nuclear programs but the west is only putting pressure on Iran.
He added that Iran has been cooperating with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and following the international laws regarding its nuclear program.
Waheed Hussain said that it is probably not possible to get favorable results out of imposing sanctions.
Western powers have warned Iran that if it wants to avoid new sanctions then time is running out for accepting a UN-brokered deal to swap its enriched uranium for nuclear fuel.
Under the draft deal, most of Iran's existing low-grade enriched uranium would be shipped to Russia and France, where it would be processed into fuel rods with the purity of 20 percent.
The higher-level enriched uranium would be transported back to Iran to be used at Tehran Research Reactor.
As a close ally of Iran with oil interests in the country, China -- a permanent member of the UN Security Council -- is unwilling to isolate Iran.
The 5+1 Group met in New York on January 16, but reached no decision on further sanctions against Iran.
China sent a lower level official to the talks attended by the political directors of the State Department and foreign ministries of the other four countries.
Waheed Hussain opined that China and Russia believe that at this stage there is absolutely no need for imposing sanctions against Iran.
He said that Iran has the capability of facing the pressure of new sanctions.
“China and Russia are very much dependent on Iranian oil and this is why they are not supporting the new sanctions on Iran”, the journalist opined.
Waheed Hussain demanded of the Obama Administration to revisit its policies on Iran and to start a peaceful dialog with Iran to resolve the issue./end
China and Russia have called for patience and restraint in dealing with Iran on the issue.
Talking to IRNA the analyst said that China and Russia disagree with the West over Iran’s nuclear issue as they know that dialogue is the only way to resolve the issue.
“Sanctions are not the solution of the issue”, he said, adding, “Engagement is the solution not disengagement”, he added.
Supporting Iran’s nuclear program, Waheed Hussain said that Iran being the signatory of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) can use the nuclear energy for peaceful means.
The west has been suspicous about Iran’s nuclear program saying that Iran is trying to build an atomic bomb, which the Iranian officials have hundreds of times strongly denied.
Iran says its nuclear program is solely meant for civilian applications of the technology and has called for the total eradication of all weapons of mass destruction.
The United Nations Security Council has already imposed three rounds of sanctions against Iran.
In addition, several western nations have warned that the Islamic Republic will face harsher sanctions if it fails to halt its uranium enrichment program.
“Western pressure on Iran’s nuclear program depicts the discrimination of the west towards Muslims countries”, Waheed Hussain opined.
The analyst also said that dual standards should not be adopted against Iran, adding, "Many countries have ambitions for large scale nuclear programs but the west is only putting pressure on Iran.
He added that Iran has been cooperating with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and following the international laws regarding its nuclear program.
Waheed Hussain said that it is probably not possible to get favorable results out of imposing sanctions.
Western powers have warned Iran that if it wants to avoid new sanctions then time is running out for accepting a UN-brokered deal to swap its enriched uranium for nuclear fuel.
Under the draft deal, most of Iran's existing low-grade enriched uranium would be shipped to Russia and France, where it would be processed into fuel rods with the purity of 20 percent.
The higher-level enriched uranium would be transported back to Iran to be used at Tehran Research Reactor.
As a close ally of Iran with oil interests in the country, China -- a permanent member of the UN Security Council -- is unwilling to isolate Iran.
The 5+1 Group met in New York on January 16, but reached no decision on further sanctions against Iran.
China sent a lower level official to the talks attended by the political directors of the State Department and foreign ministries of the other four countries.
Waheed Hussain opined that China and Russia believe that at this stage there is absolutely no need for imposing sanctions against Iran.
He said that Iran has the capability of facing the pressure of new sanctions.
“China and Russia are very much dependent on Iranian oil and this is why they are not supporting the new sanctions on Iran”, the journalist opined.
Waheed Hussain demanded of the Obama Administration to revisit its policies on Iran and to start a peaceful dialog with Iran to resolve the issue./end
