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123080
Wed, 05/19/2010 - 16:25
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British analyst: Fuel swap deal secures Iran’s legitimate rights
London, May 19, IRNA – A British analyst has said Iran’s agreement to swap its enriched uranium with nuclear fuel is a confidence-building measure aimed at securing the legitimate rights of Iranians.
“I do not think Iran has any evil intentions. It is doing what it wants to do without having to ask the West for permission...Iran is not on a war footing like the West – naturally...you would normally expect this to occur with so much aggression,” Peter Eyre told IRNA.
He said that no country had the right to stop Iran from developing whatever it has chosen to develop as “it is Iran’s sovereign right to do what it wants.”
Following talks between Iran, Turkey and Brazil on Monday, Tehran agreed to send 1,200 kilograms of its low-enriched uranium to Turkey in exchange for a total of 120 kilograms of highly-enriched uranium which will be used as nuclear fuel for the country’s medical research reactor.
Ramin Mehmanparast, Foreign Ministry spokesman, has urged the Vienna Group to adopt a rational and positive response to Tehran Declaration on fuel swap.
“It’s scaremongering by the leading powers of the world that do not want to see Iran become too powerful. Iran is a threat to the economy of the US and that is why they are applying pressure to Iran,” Eyre said.
“There has never been any justification to use any sanctions whatsoever. This has nothing to do with Iran's nuclear development programme but rather some intention to control your natural resources and to stop Iran from achieving world markets in their oil and gas industries.”
Eyre referred to West's sanctions against Iran as politically-motivated and “certainly intended to not only weaken but also to possibly break up Iran.”
Earlier a British nuclear disarmament campaigner told IRNA that the 5+1 Group is exploiting the nuclear issue “as a pretext” for isolating Iran.
“Sooner or later, they [the West] will find another excuse for imposing more sanctions on Iran to cause disaffection in the country and weaken the government,” Sam Akaki said.
He added that the decision by Iran to transfer its stock of enriched uranium was a “clear demonstration that its nuclear program is for peaceful intention.”/end
“I do not think Iran has any evil intentions. It is doing what it wants to do without having to ask the West for permission...Iran is not on a war footing like the West – naturally...you would normally expect this to occur with so much aggression,” Peter Eyre told IRNA.
He said that no country had the right to stop Iran from developing whatever it has chosen to develop as “it is Iran’s sovereign right to do what it wants.”
Following talks between Iran, Turkey and Brazil on Monday, Tehran agreed to send 1,200 kilograms of its low-enriched uranium to Turkey in exchange for a total of 120 kilograms of highly-enriched uranium which will be used as nuclear fuel for the country’s medical research reactor.
Ramin Mehmanparast, Foreign Ministry spokesman, has urged the Vienna Group to adopt a rational and positive response to Tehran Declaration on fuel swap.
“It’s scaremongering by the leading powers of the world that do not want to see Iran become too powerful. Iran is a threat to the economy of the US and that is why they are applying pressure to Iran,” Eyre said.
“There has never been any justification to use any sanctions whatsoever. This has nothing to do with Iran's nuclear development programme but rather some intention to control your natural resources and to stop Iran from achieving world markets in their oil and gas industries.”
Eyre referred to West's sanctions against Iran as politically-motivated and “certainly intended to not only weaken but also to possibly break up Iran.”
Earlier a British nuclear disarmament campaigner told IRNA that the 5+1 Group is exploiting the nuclear issue “as a pretext” for isolating Iran.
“Sooner or later, they [the West] will find another excuse for imposing more sanctions on Iran to cause disaffection in the country and weaken the government,” Sam Akaki said.
He added that the decision by Iran to transfer its stock of enriched uranium was a “clear demonstration that its nuclear program is for peaceful intention.”/end
