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Majlis regards peaceful nuclear use as Iran`s right: speaker

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Tehran, Aug 10, IRNA -- Majlis Speaker Gholam Ali Haddad Adel said 
Tuesday that Majlis believes peaceful use of nuclear energy is the 
right of Iranian nation, saying Majlis defends national interest. 
Talking to parliamentary reporters, Haddad Adel stressed that the 
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been founded to give the
countries the opportunity to use nuclear energy for peaceful aims. 
"What is said about Iran due to the pressure of certain powers is 
aimed at preventing the country`s peaceful nuclear energy. 
"The measures adopted by Majlis deputies and discussions of its 
National Security Commission are all to restore the rights of Iranian 
nation," he said. 
He stressed that Majlis and the government adopted "similar" 
stances to this effect. 
Asked about the threats of US officials against Iran, the speaker 
stated, "The US president and several statesmen are looking for 
pretexts to oppose Iran. The US opposition to the Islamic Revolution 
is not a new stand on their part. 
"They find the issue of weapons and nuclear energy as a new 
pretext." 
Haddad Adel added, "They are quite aware of (the fact that) Iran 
fulfilled the IAEA regulations and there is no justification for such 
opposition." 
Pointing to claims made by certain Western and Arab press about 
the possibility of any attack on Iran`s nuclear facilities, he said, 
"Iran will surely respond to such threats. We are not expected to 
ignore the rights of the nation towards such threats." 
He urged all nations and governments to resist and oppose the 
pressures and assignments imposed by a certain state on international 
circles. 
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