TEHRAN, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said that Iran will not send out its enriched uranium but considers simultaneous fuel swap on its soil, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported on Wednesday.
"Definitely, Iran will not send its 3.5-percent enriched fuel out, it means that we think the simultaneous fuel swap is considerable inside Iran," Mottaki was quoted as saying.
Referring to UN nuclear watchdog IAEA's proposal to Tehran, he said that "the proposal was studied in Tehran and we notified the IAEA of our response," adding the media reports that the West is still waiting for Iran's response is a psychological war.
"Actually, they want to tell us that we must respond in the manner that they expect ... (and) Ms. (Hillary) Clinton's remarks that Iran has to accept this proposal is an undiplomatic saying," he told ISNA.
A draft agreement presented earlier by IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei called for shipping most of Iran's existing low-grade enriched uranium to Russia and France to be processed into fuel rods with a purity of 20 percent as the fuel for Tehran's research reactor.
The United States, Russia and France have approved the draft deal, but Iran wants amendments and more talks over the issue.
TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- An senior Iranian lawmaker said on Monday that the country considers purchasing of high grade uraniumas the best option to supply Tehran's research reactor fuel, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
"Purchase of uranium enriched to the level of 20 percent is the best option to supply the fuel needed for Tehran's reactor," Iran's parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission spokesman Kazem Jalali was quoted as saying. Full story
TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- Iranian president's senior advisor Parviz Davoudi said Monday that Iran favors to receive West's high grade uranium first and then send its domestically enriched low grade uranium abroad, the official IRNA news agency reported.
"Should we reach an agreement in our nuclear talks with the West, we would first receive the 20 percent enriched fuel and then send the 3.5 percent fuel abroad," Parviz Davoudi was quoted as saying. Full story
ANKARA, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- Turkish foreign minister said Turkey has offered Iran a new solution on behalf of the international community to resolve a nuclear standoff between the Muslim neighbor and the West, local newspaper Hurriyet Daily News reported Monday.
Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Saturday on a flight to Spain that Turkey has negotiated with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Iran and the United States and developed a new formula to mend rifts over a draft plan to diffuse the Iranian nuclear issue, said the report. Full story
TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- A senior Iranian official said on Sunday that Iran will be the loser if its enriched uranium is exchanged without the imposed sanctions on the country being suspended, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
Mohsen Rezaee, former commander of Islamic Revolution Guards Corps and currently the Secretary of the Expediency Discernment Council of the Islamic Republic, said that, "In my opinion, the suspension of sanctions by the west is their proper response to build confidence." Full story
ANKARA, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Turkey's energy minister said Friday Turkey would not say no if asked to store Iran's uranium to help solve the nuclear impasse between its Muslim neighbor and the West, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported.
Asked if Turkey was ok with storing Iran's low-enriched uranium, Taner Yildiz said there had been no such formal requests to Turkeyneither from Iran nor from the United States but that the issue was being discussed, the report said. Full story
TEHRAN, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili said that the Islamic Republic will not retreat one step from the nuclear rights of its nation, the local satellite Press TV reported Tuesday.
Jalili said that Iran is now enjoying its full right to peaceful nuclear energy thanks to the country's dynamic and active foreign policy, the report said.Full story
BUENOS AIRES, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- Israeli President Shimon Peres on Tuesday warned Iran of possible serious consequences if it rejects a UN-backed draft deal over its nuclear program.
Peres, who was on a visit to Argentina, said at a seminar that Iran's insistence on expanding its nuclear program has arosed strong displeasure in the West and also caused deep international concerns. Full story
JERUSALEM, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Iran poses a "grave threat" for Israel as well as the whole world, and urged the international community "to act with determination."
His remarks come in the wake of a series of revelations about Iran's nuclear program which has made Israel more concerned than ever. Full story
