Senior MP Calls Israel's N. Arsenal "Main Threat to World"
TEHRAN (FNA)- A prominent member of the Iranian parliament blamed the International Atomic Energy Agency chief for expressing alleged concerns about Iran's peaceful nuclear program while ignoring the major threat posed by Israel's undeclared nuclear arsenal to global peace and security.
Speaking to FNA, member of the parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Parviz Sorouri pointed to the recent report of IAEA Chief Yukiya Amano on Iran and blasted him for sticking to stories and ignoring realities, including Israel's military nuclear capabilities.
"Some alleged studies are the basis of Amano's claims about Iran, while with regard to Israel there are not allegations but clear and proved realities," Sorouri said.
"Israel has designed and stockpiled large numbers of warheads and is a great threat to the international community," the lawmaker stated.
He rejected Amano's concerns about Iran's nuclear activities while Iran is an NPT member state and has fulfilled all its undertakings under the treaty.
"If Amano seeks to ease concerns of the international community, he had better listen to the angry slogans chanted by the people of the world, particularly the region, against the occupying Zionist regime," Sorouri noted.
Israel is believed to be the sole possessor of nuclear arms in the Middle East with over 200 ready-to-launch warheads in its stockpile.
Amano released a US-dictated report on Iran last week, in a move seen by many, even in the West, as part of Washington and Israel's efforts to find a new pretext for intensifying pressure on Tehran.
