A senior Iranian lawmaker says at present reducing tensions is more important for Iran than improving relations with the United States.In a Monday interview Chairman of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Alaeddin Boroujerdi said some regional countries are against the recent diplomatic developments in Tehran-Washington relations.
He said that some regional countries are in favor of the continuation of tensions between Iran and the United States, including the Zionist regime, which is very sensitive to the issue.
The Americans must recognize the rights of our nation, particularly in the nuclear debate. These are the steps that America can take to lower the wall of mistrust between the two countries, the lawmaker said.
Following a meeting between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany in New York over Tehrans nuclear energy program on September 26, US Secretary of State John Kerry said Washington could begin removing the sanctions on Tehran within months if a transparent process is in place over the nuclear issue.
A day later, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani held a telephone conversation with his American counterpart Barack Obama in the first direct communication between an Iranian and US president since Irans Islamic Revolution of 1979.
The landmark conversation between the two presidents mainly focused on the Iranian nuclear energy program.
The United States, Israel and some of their allies have repeatedly accused Iran of pursuing non-civilian objectives in its nuclear energy program, with the US and European Union using the claim as an excuse to impose illegal sanctions against Tehran. The bans come on top of four rounds of US-instigated UN Security Council sanctions against Iran under the same pretext.
Tehran has categorically rejected the allegation, arguing that as a signatory to the Non-Proliferation Treaty and a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency, it is entitled to develop nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.
By Press TV
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