NPT’s Article IV and Iran’s nuclear proposal
Iranian president told Frankfurter Allgemeine newspaper on eve of new nuclear talks that Iran can halt 20 per cent-enriched uranium process if the West countries guarantee to supply all needed nuclear fuels for Iranian nuclear power plants. On the other hand, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani announced last week that Iran can decide for itself to what degree it wants to enrich uranium based on "domestic demands". He spoke on the eve of nuclear talks between Iran and the worlds' six major powers in Moscow. Iran and P5+1 negotiated the nuclear issue in Russia on Monday without result and want to keep talks going onTuesday. It seems Iran is preparing to compromise towards the West, but the coincidental issue is Iran's demand that its uranium enrichment rights be respected and accepted by the international community, as Ali Bagheri, deputy of Iran top nuclear negotiator suggested. Iran's demand is a disputed point because the UN Security Council has