A political advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has reaffirmed Iran’s right to enrich uranium, saying the country is drafting a counter-proposal to the latest US nuclear offer.
“After receiving the American proposal regarding the Iranian nuclear program, we are now preparing our new counter-proposal,” Ali Shamkhnai said in an interview with Lebanon’s al-Mayadeen television network on Wednesday.
He added that the US proposal for a nuclear agreement was not well thought out and made no mention whatsoever of lifting the sanctions.
He criticized the omission of sanctions relief in the US offer, describing it as a “fundamental” issue for Tehran.
There is no mention whatsoever of lifting sanctions in the latest American proposal, even though the issue of sanctions is a fundamental matter for Iran,” the Leader’s aide said.
Shamkhani underlined, “Iran will never relinquish its natural rights.”
He said Iran will not allow the United States to achieve its objectives regarding the elimination of Tehran’s peaceful nuclear program and reduction of the level of uranium enrichment to zero.
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