TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Parliament Speaker's Adviser for International Affairs Hossein Sheikholeslam downplayed the US officials' threats to step out of nuclear talks with Iran, and said Washington extremely needs negotiations with Tehran."No doubt the US and Obama need these negotiations more than us since Obama has gained no success in his foreign policy," Sheikholeslam told FNA on Monday.
He underlined the US failure in its plots in the region, specially in Palestine, Syria and Iraq, and said the only scene that the Obama administration can display itself as a successful actor is reaching an agreement with Iran over its nuclear program.
In relevant remarks on Saturday, a senior Iranian legislator described the US officials' threats to step out of nuclear talks with Iran as a bluff and "psychological war".
"I think that raising this issue is a psychological war waged by the Americans," Chairman of the parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi told FNA.
His remarks came after a senior Obama administration official was quoted by Los Angeles Times daily on Thursday as saying that the world powers could break off nuclear negotiations in Vienna this month unless Iran begins to make concessions.
The official said that though the six world powers and Iran have an option to continue the talks on Iran's disputed nuclear program for six months beyond the current July 20 deadline, that won't happen unless both sides believe it is worthwhile.
Boroujerdi downplayed the remarks, and warned, "The Americans know that if they rock the boat, Iran will resume its pervious measures at a very high speed and will continue them."
He underlined that uranium enrichment at industrial scale for peaceful uses is one of Iran's national projects and a redline that Tehran will never cross.
The sixth round of talks between Tehran and the Group 5+1 (the US, Russia, China, Britain and France plus Germany) headed by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton officially started in Vienna early last week.
Iran and the Group 5+1 sealed an interim deal in the Swiss city of Geneva on November 24, 2013 to pave the way for a full resolution of their decade-old dispute over the formers nuclear standoff with the West. The deal came into force on January 20.
Under the Geneva deal, dubbed the Joint Plan of Action, the six countries undertook to provide Iran with some sanctions relief in exchange for Tehran agreeing to limit certain aspects of its nuclear activities during a six-month period.
Zarif told reporters after the latest round of talks with the six world powers held in Vienna on June 16-20 that although the seven nations have started compiling the draft deal, the harsh stance taken by the western powers, which is reflected in their excessive and maximum demands shows that they are not fully ready to enter serious negotiations to attain a final solution to the decade-old standoff.
He stressed that Iran would not give up its rights, and would continue resistance until restoring all its nuclear rights.
