All Iranian authorities, while insisting on [the countrys] red lines, are pursuing a good deal [with the P5+1], which is a fair and honorable agreement in line with Irans interests, the Leader said in a meeting with the heads of the three branches of the Iranian government and the country senior officials in Tehran on Tuesday.
A study of the Americans demands shows that they intend to turn Irans nuclear industry into a caricature after dismantling it and abolishing the countrys nuclear identity, the Leader added.
Ayatollah Khamenei stated that the Americans are also making efforts to deprive the Iranian nation of the great advantages of the nuclear industry while maintaining pressure and sanctions against the Islamic Republic.
The Leader said Iran has always made rational demands since the beginning of the talks with the P5+1 countries and emphasized that all cruel sanctions on Tehran over its nuclear program must be lifted.
Ayatollah Khamenei commended the Iranian nuclear negotiating team for its faithfulness and bravery in the talks with the six world powers, and said the negotiators are meticulously making efforts in order to settle issues.
The Iranian negotiators have managed to bravely announce Irans stance on the nuclear issue, the Leader said, adding that they may possibly make some mistakes but they are brave and faithful.
He pointed to all nuclear powers refusal to sell 20 percent enriched fuel to Iran for the production of nuclear medicine at the Tehran Research Reactor and said young Iranian scientists have succeeded in producing the fuel and confounding the opposite side.
Irans red lines in nuclear talks
Ayatollah Khamenei further went on to once again reaffirm the Islamic Republics red lines in its nuclear negotiations with the P5+1 countries.
Despite the Americans insistence, we do not accept long-term restrictions [on nuclear activities] for 10 or 12 years. We have told them what number of years we accept for restrictions, the Leader said.
He stressed that proceeding with research and development in the field of nuclear technology even during the time of restrictions is another red line for the Islamic Republic.
The Leader further emphasized that all economic, monetary and banking sanctions imposed by the United Nations Security Council and the United States against Iran must be immediately lifted on the day of signing a possible final nuclear deal while other bans must be terminated on a rational time schedule.
The lifting of sanctions must not be contingent on the implementation of Irans undertakings. They should not say that you (Iran) should fulfill your commitments and the [International Atomic Energy] Agency (IAEA) should then verify it in order for the sanctions to be lifted. We do not accept this issue at all, Ayatollah Khamenei stated.
He said Iran opposes the P5+1 groups fulfillment of its commitments after the IAEAs report because the agency has repeatedly proved that it is not an independent and fair body and so we are pessimistic about it.
The Leader further expressed Irans firm opposition to unconventional inspections, questioning Iranian figures, and the inspection of military sites as other red lines for the country.
By Press TV
