Tehran has told an Iranian delegation in Paris for nuclear talks with representative of the EU's big three to adopt a tough stance in their discussions, sources close to the Iranian parliament said yesterday.
"We are on the verge of either giving in forever to politicized demands initiated by the United States, or making clear that countries like Iran cannot be simply deprived of legitimate rights such as peaceful nuclear technology," the parliamentary sources said.
Iranian officials from the foreign ministry and atomic energy organization are involved in reportedly difficult talks in Paris with representatives from the UK, France and Germany over Iran's controversial nuclear program.
"Before going into any details, the main question in Paris remains whether Iran should have the right to have peaceful nuclear projects or not," the sources said.
"The three EU states had in October last year granted Iran the basic right to have such a technology and even promised assistance but later revised their standpoint due to what Tehran believes was American pressure," the sources added.
Tehran has called on the EU to stick to agreements made last October and not let the nature of the issue become political.
The EU three, in line with the International Atomic Energy Agency, have charged Iran with not fully disclosing information about its nuclear program.
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