TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iranian lawmaker underlined that Tehran would revive and speed up its nuclear activities, including its enrichment program, in case the US refrains from removing all the sanctions against Iran under a final deal.
"Our impression is that the Americans do not intend to remove the sanctions and if this is proven, Iran will expedite its nuclear program, if this happens, the other side will surely be the loser," member of the parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Mohammad Hassan Asafari told FNA on Saturday.

He noted that Iran expects the Group 5+1 (the US, Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany) to act wisely and avoid making the Iranian parliament take a decision that would not be in their interest.

Asafari reiterated that Iran considers two issues as important, saying, "Two issues are important for us in the negotiations (with the West); first recognition of Iran's nuclear rights and second removal of all sanctions."

Earlier today, Head of the Iranian Parliament's Research Center Kazzem Jalali in similar remarks underlined that the G5+1 should be aware that Tehran's redlines are removal of sanctions and preserving the country's inalienable nuclear rights if they really mean to strike a final agreement with Tehran.

"Two fundamental points in reaching a final agreement between Iran and the Group 5+1 (the US, Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany) are removal of sanctions and protecting Iran's nuclear rights," Jalali, who is also a member of the parliament, said.

He underlined that the oppressive sanctions that have been imposed against Iran by the UN Security Council and the US Congress should be lifted.

"If Obama wants to gain a great victory for his Democrat Party he can seize the opportunity and strike a nuclear agreement with Iran," Jalali said.

Iran and the six major world powers have already held 9 rounds of nuclear negotiations after inking an interim agreement in Geneva on November 24, 2013, and have less than two weeks time to strike a final deal before the November 24 deadline.

Tehran and the six powers have already held one round of talks in Muscat, Oman, seven rounds in Vienna, and one more round in New York and on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.

The Geneva agreement took effect on January 20 and expired six months later on July 20. In July, Tehran and the six countries agreed to extend negotiations until November 24 after they failed to reach an agreement on a number of key issues.

By Fars News Agency

 

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