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Security Council doesn’t act what it preaches: Iran's Rafsanjani
TEHRAN, May 23 (MNA) – Expediency Council Chairman Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has said the behavior of the permanent members of the UN Security Council toward a nuclear fuel swap deal signed between Iran, Turkey, and Brazil goes against their claims.
According to the Tehran declaration which was signed on May 17, Iran has agreed to ship 1200 kilograms of its LEU to Turkey in exchange for nuclear fuel for Tehran research reactor.
The initiative was not well-received by the permanent members of the Security Council and they approved the draft of a new sanctions resolution against Iran.
“Certainly this was not a becoming move by the countries who claim to be the upholder of the law and civilization,” Rafsanjani said during an Expediency Council session on Saturday.
Iran’s initiative was a positive move, but the permanent members of the Security Council did not respond properly to the move and it puts their goodwill in question, Rafsanjani, the Expediency Council chairman, said.
“The hostile countries led by the U.S. should have welcomed Iran’s diplomatic move … and should have not taken unprincipled and unethical measures,” he opined.
If their action is a tactic of psychological warfare, they should know that Iran will not give up its rights under psychological pressure, threat or intimidation, he noted.
“They should choose negotiation and interaction rather than taking hostile and unethical actions which certainly will prove costly for the region and the world,” he added.
According to the Tehran declaration which was signed on May 17, Iran has agreed to ship 1200 kilograms of its LEU to Turkey in exchange for nuclear fuel for Tehran research reactor.
The initiative was not well-received by the permanent members of the Security Council and they approved the draft of a new sanctions resolution against Iran.
“Certainly this was not a becoming move by the countries who claim to be the upholder of the law and civilization,” Rafsanjani said during an Expediency Council session on Saturday.
Iran’s initiative was a positive move, but the permanent members of the Security Council did not respond properly to the move and it puts their goodwill in question, Rafsanjani, the Expediency Council chairman, said.
“The hostile countries led by the U.S. should have welcomed Iran’s diplomatic move … and should have not taken unprincipled and unethical measures,” he opined.
If their action is a tactic of psychological warfare, they should know that Iran will not give up its rights under psychological pressure, threat or intimidation, he noted.
“They should choose negotiation and interaction rather than taking hostile and unethical actions which certainly will prove costly for the region and the world,” he added.
