World press on the Iranian nuclear negotiations (November 10, 2014)November, 24 is the deadline for a nuclear deal between Iran and the West. The Spiegel Online published an interview with the Majid Takht Ravanchi, the Iranian deputy foreign minister for European and American affairs and one of the most important negotiators in nuclear talks between Iran and the West. Takht Ravanchi is rather skeptical about the outcome of talks." If we cannot come to a conclusion by Nov. 24, I am sure that those who are performing an objective analysis of the situation definitely will not blame Iran for the possible lack of progress, because Iran has shown its determination to finish the job", the diplomat claimed.Explaining the key controversies, Takht Ravanchi said: "Enrichment is one, of course, and the sanctions, but we also talk about (the) Arak (research reactor) and a number of other things about which we have to come to an agreement. In our judgment the Americans do not want to appreciate what's happening on the ground in Iran as far as the nuclear capabilities and capacities are concerned. We have about 20,000 centrifuges, almost half of which are producing nuclear material, the other half are only spinning. We can't just turn back the clock and say, "now we are in 2005" and are offering what we have offered then".Answering the question about the possible allies of Iran in the future, the diplomat said the options are not limited to the West: "Europe and America are not the whole world. If a country does decide to not work with Iran it is not the end of the world. As the one in charge of (relations with) Europe and America in the Foreign Ministry, I should be the last one saying something like that, but we have other avenues, other means to work with other countries. Many business people are coming to Iran to see the possibilities for improvement of economic relations with the country, including from Europe. It shows that the sanctions do not hold. The idea of Iranophobia is fading away".
November 24 is the deadline for a nuclear deal between Iran and the West. Spiegel Online published an interview with the Majid, Takht Ravanchi, the Iranian deputy foreign minister for European and American affairs and one of the most important negotiators in the nuclear talks between Iran and the West.
Takht Ravanchi is rather skeptical about the outcome of the talks." If we cannot come to a conclusion by November 24, I am sure that those who are performing an objective analysis of the situation definitely will not blame Iran for the possible lack of progress, because Iran has shown its determination to finish the job," the diplomat claimed.
Explaining the key controversies, Takht Ravanchi said: "Enrichment is one, of course, and the sanctions, but we also talk about (the) Arak (research reactor) and a number of other things about which we have to come to an agreement. In our judgment, the Americans do not want to appreciate what's happening on the ground in Iran as far as the nuclear capabilities and capacities are concerned. We have about 20,000 centrifuges, almost half of which are producing nuclear material, the other half are only spinning. We can't just turn back the clock and say, "now we are in 2005" and are offering what we have offered then."
Answering a question about the possible allies of Iran in the future, the diplomat said that the options are not limited to the West: "Europe and America are not the whole world. If a country does decide to not work with Iran it is not the end of the world. As the one in charge of (relations with) Europe and America in the Foreign Ministry, I should be the last one saying something like that, but we have other avenues, other means to work with other countries. Many business people are coming to Iran to see the possibilities for improvement of economic relations with the country, including from Europe. It shows that the sanctions do not hold. The idea of Iranophobia is fading away."
