28 Mar 2024
TEHRAN (FNA)- Preventing Iran from pursuing its civilian nuclear program is a major violation of the international pacts and treaties such as the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), Iranian defense minister said, and stressed that Tehran will not succumb to enemy pressures.


Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan stressed that Iran would by no means give up its legitimate rights known by international agreements".

No sanction or threats can force Iran to abandon its rights, Dehqan stressed, the Islamic republic news agency reported.

The minister expressed hope that following Irans first step nuclear deal with the major world powers in Geneva, the international community would now believe that Tehran is not pursuing nuclear weapon.

In mid-November, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran is a signatory to the NPT based on which the country's nuclear rights are automatically recognized, and called on the West to respect this lawful trend.

"Iran's enrichment right does not need recognition, because it is an inseparable right based on the NPT. What we expect is (the West) respecting parts of this right," Zarif said.

He further added Iran has practiced its enrichment rights over past years, but these rights have not been respected and even have been violated because of sanctions imposed against the country by the West.

By Fars News Agency

 

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