Larijani Dismisses West's Pretext for Anti-Iran Sanctions as Unreal
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani blasted the West's unreal allegations against Iran's peaceful nuclear program, and said the US-led West is lying about the cause and the goal of sanctions against Iran. ( 16:21:01 - 2013/01/12)

Official: Western Firms Willing to Trade Nuclear Expertise with Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- The western companies have shown a growing tendency to supply Iran with nuclear expertise and equipment irrespective of the western sanctions against Tehran, a senior Iranian nuclear official disclosed on Wednesday. ( 17:06:05 - 2013/01/09)

Official: Iran Ready to Meet Concerns over Parchin Site
TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iranian foreign ministry official announced on Tuesday that if the country's rights to use peaceful nuclear technology are recognized, Tehran will be ready to remove alleged concerns about its Parchin military site. ( 16:37:14 - 2013/01/08)

China Stresses Negotiated Settlement of Iran's N. Issue
TEHRAN (FNA)- Chinese Ambassador to Tehran Yu Hung Yang stressed Beijing's insistence on a diplomatic and negotiated solution to Iran's nuclear dispute with the West. ( 18:14:56 - 2013/01/06)

Iran Reiterates Bushehr Power Plant's Safety
TEHRAN (FNA)- Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Fereidoun Abbasi underlined that Iran's first nuclear power plant in the Southern port city of Bushehr complies with the latest safety rules and standards and gives off no dangerous radiations. ( 17:01:15 - 2013/01/06)

Iran Foils Several Assassination Attempts against N. Scientists
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian intelligence and military forces have defused several assassination plots on the lives of the country's nuclear scientists, a senior nuclear official disclosed on Sunday, adding that Iran has intensified security measures to protect its scientists. ( 16:25:29 - 2013/01/06)

Brazil Hopeful of Iran-West Nuclear Deal
TEHRAN (FNA)- Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio de Aguiar Patriota described a May 2010 nuclear deal between Iran and the West which was brokered by his country and Turkey as a missed opportunity, but said it may again be possible to revive talks over Iran's nuclear program. ( 09:39:42 - 2013/01/05)

Top Negotiator: Iran Never Accepts US-Imposed Conditions
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's top negotiator in talks with the world powers Saeed Jalili said that Tehran will not accept the conditions that the US aims to impose on the Iranian nation in the nuclear issue. ( 14:01:24 - 2013/01/03)

Senior MP: Iran Willing to Continue Talks with World Powers
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran assumes using peaceful nuclear technology as its right and is willing to continue talks with the Group 5+1 (the US, Britain, France, Russia and China plus Germany) to settle the standoff over its nuclear program with the West, a senior Iranian lawmaker said. ( 12:56:40 - 2013/01/03)

Japan Stresses Necessity for Diplomatic Settlement of Iran's N. Issue
TEHRAN (FNA)- New Japanese Ambassador to Tehran Koji Haneda underlined the necessity for finding a diplomatic and negotiated solution to the standoff between Iran and the West over Tehran's nuclear program. ( 11:32:43 - 2012/12/30)

Lawmaker: Iran Resolved to Continue 20% Uranium Enrichment
TEHRAN (FNA)- A ranking member of the Iranian parliament said Tehran is determined to continue uranium enrichment to the purity level of 20% as an indispensible right of the Iranian nation and it would never exchange this right with the world powers' content. ( 15:23:57 - 2012/12/29)

Tehran Sees NPT Only Base for Talks with World Powers
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehman-Parast said that the next round of talks between Iran and Group 5+1 (the US, Britain, Franc, Russia and China plus Germany) to settle the standoff over Tehran's nuclear program must be based on the rules and regulations of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). ( 12:02:37 - 2012/12/29)

Russia Reiterates Iran's Peaceful N. Rights
TEHRAN (FNA)- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov once again reiterated Iran's rights to access nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, and called on the international community to respond to Iran's positive steps regarding its nuclear program. ( 17:54:41 - 2012/12/28)

Tehran Assures Regional States of Bushehr N. Plant's Safety
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehman-Parast underlined that Iran's first nuclear power plant in Bushehr enjoys the necessary safety standards, and reminded that Bushehr, similar to all other nuclear facilities of the world countries, is under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). ( 13:33:59 - 2012/12/26)