'Iran will use all means against threats'

The US and West should accept the realities about Iran and realize that Iran is a powerful country, Chairman of the Majlis Committee on National Security and Foreign Policy Alaeddin Boroujerdi said on Sunday.

Iran's policy has never been based on war and conflict; however, Tehran will not grin and bear it when its interests are undermined, he added.

The Iranian legislator also pointed to a Friday statement by the European Union foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, which reiterates the openness of the P5+1 - Russia, China, France, Britain and the US plus Germany - to the talks with Iran, and urged goodwill to achieve outcomes.

If the P5+1 shows goodwill, talks will bear fruit; but, if it intends to repeat the previous rhetoric, the move will also be a repeat of the previous failures, Boroujerdi stated.

In her statement, Ashton announced that the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany (P5+1) are ready to resume talks with Iran over the country's nuclear program.

A diplomatic path remains open to Iran despite tougher sanctions and fresh speculations of a military strike on its nuclear facilities, she added.

The Iranian lawmaker reiterated Tehran's commitment to the regulations of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and said any illegal measures against Iran such as sanctions and resolutions are unacceptable and will create a negative atmosphere in the upcoming talks.

The last round of multifaceted talks between Iran and the P5+1 was held in Turkey's port city of Istanbul in January 2011.

The US, Israel and their European allies accuse Iran of pursuing a military nuclear program and have convinced the UN Security Council to impose four rounds of sanctions on the country.

Tehran says as a signatory to the NPT and a member state of the IAEA, it has the right to acquire and develop atomic technology for peaceful purposes.
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