Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Sincerity of US summit, 'questionable'





Source: PressTV
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=123176§ionid=351020101


Iran says the US cannot preach about nuclear disarmament while it threatens to use its nuclear weapons against other nations.

The US on Monday opened a two-day nuclear summit which is being attended by leaders of 46 other countries.

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast cast doubt on the Washington's intention behind its nuclear summit.

"Countries that possess nuclear weapons, have used them against hundreds of thousands of innocent people and now insist on keeping their nuclear arsenals and even threaten nations with such weapons cannot hold such conferences," Mehmanparast said, adding that there was serious doubt about the US "real intention" behind the summit.

He said the summit was a "show" aimed to "invoke an unreal threat" while seeking to draw the global community's attention away from the main source of concern, which he said were nuclear weapons stockpiled in Western countries.

US Nuclear Policy Review

On the Obama Administration's newly released "Nuclear Posture Review" (NPR), Mehmanparast said that threatening nations with nuclear weapons pose the "grossest human rights violation" and a "breach of the UN Charter".

He said that Iran has already begun legal action against the US and has sought to document its complaint at the UN.

The new NPR by the Obama Administration restricts the use of US nuclear arms against some non-nuclear countries but excludes Iran under the allegation that it does not comply with non-proliferation treaties.

Iraqi Election

Mehmanparast said that the Iraqi election was a "major step toward the establishment of security and peace" in the country and warned against any foreign interference in Iraq's domestic affairs.

Israel's Threats of Attack

He called Israel's repeated threat of military action against Iran "psychological warfare" and said that Iran's response to any possible attack would be "severe".

Tehran's Research Reactor Fuel

On the required fuel for Tehran's research reactor, Mehmanparast said that the IAEA was "obliged" to meet Iran's "legal" demand.

He added that Iran still welcomes a fuel swap with the West but has started enriching uranium up to 20 percent to meet its demands after potential suppliers failed to help with the issue.

Iran's Arrested Journalist in Italy

Mehmanparast called Hamid Masouminejad's arrest a "political game" by Western countries and rejected allegations against him as "sheer lies".

He went on to say that Iran would take the necessary steps to secure the release of Masouminejad, a senior correspondent for Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) arrested in March for alleged arms trafficking to Iran contrary to the sanctions imposed by the West and the UN against the country.

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