BEIJING, Nov. 21 (Xinhuanet) -- Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani says Iran will review relations with the UN's nuclear watchdog, after its censure of Tehran over nuclear activities. Ali Larijani, Iranian Parliament Speaker , said, "If the agency acts within the framework of the charter, we accept that we are a member of it and will carry out our responsibilities. But if the agency wants to deviate from its responsibilities then it should not expect our cooperation."
Larijani said that the pressure imposed by the United States and the West would not affect the continuation of Iran’s nuclear program. The International Atomic Energy Agency passed a resolution on Friday voicing "increasing concern" about Iran’s nuclear program after an IAEA report stated that Tehran appeared to have worked on designing an atom bomb. Iran says it is enriching uranium for a planned network of civil nuclear power stations, not nuclear weapons.
As well, it rejected IAEA Director Yukiya Amano's report as politicised. Iran permits limited, regular IAEA inspections of its declared nuclear installations. However, it does not observe the agency's Additional Protocol allowing for short-notice checks of sites not declared to be nuclear, including research and development facilities.
