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No reason for Iran to cooperate with IAEA if threats persist: speaker

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Tehran, Sept 6, IRNA
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Iran on Wednesday said it sees no reason to continue its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) if threats against it continue.

Majlis Speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel made the remarks while speaking to reporters.

"There had been an understanding that the IAEA would guarantee that Iran had not diverted in its nuclear activities (towards non-peaceful purposes).

"But there will be no reason to continue with Iran's cooperation with the IAEA if with our all-out cooperation with the agency threats continue," he said.

"We hope Iran's nuclear case will be resolved through negotiations."

The speaker said he was very optimistic the dispute would be resolved because "Iran demands nothing beyond its rights." He expressed hope a bill approved in the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission would not have to be raised again in parliament for final approval.

"Iran's Majlis (parliament) has announced it will set limitations to the country's cooperation with the IAEA when it becomes necessary to impose such limitations on Tehran when the country's rights are ignored," Haddad-Adel said.

He added the measure passed by the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission was correct, logical and based on the nation's demand, and stressed "it will be meaningless to cooperate with a body that does not intend to recognize any right of the Iranian nation."
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