Word: kharrazi
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...TIME: Let?s talk about Iran?s nuclear program. Are there any circumstances that could lead to a permanent freeze on uranium enrichment by Iran? Kharrazi: There will not be any permanent freeze, because [it] is our legitimate right to have this [nuclear] technology and produce what we need for the country. No incentive can substitute for our legitimate right...
...TIME: What would happen if the U.N. Security Council is asked to deal with Iran?s nuclear program? Kharrazi: Our engagement with the European side was not to stop enrichment but to continue with enrichment in a manner that would assure the other side that we would not divert material for weapons. [In] legal terms, nothing has been done wrong by Iran that could be taken to the Security Council. If for political reasons, the Americans want to push an Iranian foreign policy to the Security Council ... I don?t think that would lead to any result that would...
...TIME: The Security Council could vote for sanctions. Kharrazi: But we are used to sanctions. We have managed to live and have managed to develop our capacities. One of the capacities that we have developed is nuclear technology...
...TIME: Is there an inherent clash between your position and that of the U.S.? Kharrazi: On the nuclear-weapons issue, there is no clash. But what remains is that Americans make allegations that Iran is pursuing a nuclear-weapons program without being able to prove...
...TIME: There have been reports that the U.S. is flying unpiloted drones over Iran and has introduced surveillance teams into Iran. Is that the case? Kharrazi: There are such rumors. If true, it proves that the U.S. is violating our sovereignty. And it certainly cannot be tolerated...