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Saturday, August 23, 2014 |
Iran missile capability not up for debate in nuclear talks: Minister |
Iran missile capability not up for debate in nuclear talks: Minister Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan says the country= missile capability is not up for discussion in talks with six world powers = over Tehran=92s nuclear energy program. =93The issue of [Iran=92s] missile [capability] has not been included in th= negotiations and the Joint Plan of Action agreed upon between Iran and the = West,=94 Dehqan told a press conference on the occasion of Iran's Defense = Industry Day on Saturday. =93Iran=92s missile capability has not been and will by no means be negotia= with anyone,=94 he added. Answering a question about the Parchin military site located outside Tehran= the defense minister said the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) wil= not be given another chance to visit the facility because the UN watchdog = has already completed its inspections there. =93The Agency has already conducted its inspections in Parchin and there is= reason for granting renewed access," he added. Dehqan stated that Iran has answered all questions and ambiguities put = forward by the IAEA about Parchin, adding that the UN nuclear body has not = brought up any new questions. The Iranian official was reacting to remarks by some Western officials, = particularly in the United States, who have called for Iran=92s missile = program to be included in the nuclear talks with the six countries. A recent Pentagon assessment said Iran=92s military achievements pursue = defensive purposes, putting the seal of approval on Iran=92s military = doctrine. Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany = have been holding talks to sort out differences and achieve a final = comprehensive deal that would end the decade-old dispute over Iran=92s nucl= energy program. The two sides reached an interim agreement last November in Geneva. In July= they agreed on the extension of the negotiations until November 24 in an = effort to achieve a permanent nuclear deal. AR/KA/SS = ________________________________________ Since 1992 providing news and analysis on the Middle East with a focus on A= Website: www.imra.org.il For free regular subscription: For free daily digest subscription: IMRA is now also on Twitter |
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