Senior Iranian cleric: Iran will not close down nuclear facilities
PRESSTV Fri Apr 18, 2014 12:27PM GMT
http://presstv.com/detail/2014/04/18/359094/iran-will-not-seal-nuclear-facilities/

A senior Iranian cleric says the Islamic Republic will never shut down its
nuclear facilities including a heavy-water reactor in central Iran.

Addressing worshippers at weekly Friday Prayers in Tehran, Kazem Seddiqi
said Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has
clearly noted that neither Arak heavy water facility, nor other nuclear
sites will be shut down.

He added that Iran decided to enrich uranium up to 20-percent purity after
the United States scuttled a deal reached between Iran and world countries
to provide feedstock to Tehran Research Reactor.

The Iranian cleric added that if the arrogant powers managed to stop Iran’s
nuclear fuel cycle, it would also bring production in other sectors to a
halt and the country’s economy would be further disrupted.


Seddiqi also echoed recent calls by Ayatollah Khamenei that Iran’s nuclear
activities are unstoppable, adding that as put by the Leader, “…we will not
give up any of achievements made by our scientists in peaceful nuclear
energy at any price.”

Seddiqi’s remarks come as a fresh round of high-level nuclear talks between
Iran and the six world powers – the United States, France, Britain, Russia,
China and Germany – is scheduled to begin in the Austrian capital, Vienna,
on May 13.

On Thursday, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Iran is
complying with the terms of an interim nuclear agreement struck between the
Islamic Republic and the six world powers late last year.

Under the November deal, which took effect in January, the six powers have
undertaken to provide Iran with some sanctions relief in exchange for the
Islamic Republic agreeing to limit certain aspects of its nuclear activities
during a six-month period.

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