Iran rebukes Israel on N-proliferation

“We look for a Middle East region free of nuclear weapons. There is, unfortunately, one country that holds nuclear weapons and remains outside the NPT (nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty) while its nuclear installations are not under the safeguards of the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency),” Salehi said Tuesday on the sidelines of the UN Disarmament Conference in Geneva, Switzerland.

The Tel Aviv regime, which is widely believed to own over 200 atomic warheads as the only possessor of nukes in the Middle East, refuses to sign the NPT and yet does not face any international scrutiny.

Under its policy of “nuclear ambiguity,” Israel has never denied its possession of atomic arms and does not allow any inspection of its nuclear activities by international regulatory bodies.

“The disarmament points to those that hold nuclear weapons while non-proliferation concerns others that do not have nuclear weapons,” added the top Iranian diplomat.

So, he said, they (nuclear powers) insist on narrowing even the slightest possibilities (of nuclear activity) for those nations that do not possess nuclear arms but wish to gain access to peaceful nuclear technology.

Salehi also reiterated the significance of non-proliferation of nuclear weapons by all countries, saying, “They always issue guidance to others while do not commit themselves to what they recommend to others.”

The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei reiterated recently during a Tehran Friday prayer sermon that Iran has never sought and will never seek nuclear weapons and considers the possession of such arms as a great sin, useless and destructive.

The United States and some of its allies have repeatedly accused Tehran of pursuing military objectives in its nuclear energy program, using the false pretext to impose sanctions against Iran.

Iran has rejected the allegations, arguing that as a committed signatory to the NPT and a member of the IAEA, it has the right to use nuclear technology for peaceful purposes. Tehran has also challenged the silence and inaction of the UN and IAEA with respect to Israeli nuclear program and the its implied possession of atomic warheads, repeatedly calling for total abolishment of all nuclear arms.

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