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Mar 30, 2013, 2:31:16 PM3/30/13
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Expert: Israel not in position to attack Iran
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http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4362078,00.html
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'Father of Iran's nuclear program' says there is no way out of current
deadlock between western powers, Islamic Republic; says neither US nor
Israel in position to attack .
Ynetnews .
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Published: 03.29.13, 13:32 / Israel News
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He was once the president of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization; the man
dubbed "the father of Iran's nuclear program" now in an interview given
to the BBC, Akbar Etemad says he doesn't believe there is a way out of
the current deadlock between Iran and the West and adds: "Neither Israel
or the US are in a position to attack Iran."
.
Now in his 80s, Akbar Etemad was the man who launched the Islamic
Republic's nuclear project. According to Etemad, in the 70s the Shah of
Iran had announced that he wanted to build nuclear power plants in the
country, a plan supported by the United States.
.
The goal was for Iran to produce 23,000 megawatts of electrical power.
But Etemad says the US soon tried to impose conditions.
.
Iran's growing nuclear facilities
The Americans, he recalls, were initially supportive "because they
thought they were going to be a partner of Iran in the application of
nuclear technology.
.
"I had the impression that the Americans wanted to impose their views on
Iran and I refused to deal with them. We were discussing for four years
the terms of the bilateral agreement and we never came to a
conclusion.''
.
He says that the Americans told him then that ''Iran is not a problem
for us but the conditions we impose on Iran are those that we want to
impose on other countries'' such as Yugoslavia and the Philippines.
.
In the interview with BBC's Today program, Etemad says that between 1974
and 1978 there was regular contact with the US, and Iranian students
went to study nuclear research there.
. .
'Have to go nuclear'
And he reveals that the Shah wanted to leave all options on the table in
terms of developing a nuclear bomb.
.
"The Shah had the idea at the time that he's strong enough in the region
and he can defend our interests in the region (and) he didn't want
nuclear weapons. But he told me that if this changes 'we have to go for
nuclear'. He had that in mind.''
.
''My mission was to go for all the technologies imaginable in the field
of nuclear technology,'' Etemad added.
.
After the 1979 Iranian revolution the nuclear program was stopped for a
time.
.
Etemad has been back to Iran since but has not got involved in the
nuclear program. ''It's too late for me to get back into that,'' he
says.
.
As for the current nuclear stand-off Etemad believes "there's no way
out. I think Iran has the right to do the research that they are doing
and I don't see why the Western countries impose sanctions against Iran.
.
'Iran should not give in'
"They pressure Iran. Why didn't they do it with India, Pakistan with
Israel?" he asks. Etemad currently sees no solution but thinks that
''Iran should not give in".
.
As for those who talk about striking Iran's nuclear facilities, he
believes that "neither Israel or the US are in a position to attack
Iran."
.
These days Etemad prefers to remain in Paris - he has refused offers
from many countries to work on their nuclear programs.
.
Last week, Iran's clerical supreme leader said the Islamic Republic
would destroy the Israeli cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa if it came under
attack from the Jewish state.
.
"At times the officials of the Zionist regime (Israel) threaten to
launch a military invasion but they themselves know that if they make
the slightest mistake the Islamic Republic will raze Tel Aviv and Haifa
to the ground," Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in an address to mark the
Iranian new year.
.
Khamenei also called for Iran's "natural right" to enrich uranium for
nuclear energy to be recognized by the world. Western powers have
refused, saying Iran has hidden nuclear work from UN inspectors and
stonewalled their investigations.
.
Talks between Iran and six world powers - the United States, China,
Russia, Britain, France and Germany - are to resume early next month in
a further attempt to strike a deal on Iranian nuclear aspirations.
.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4362078,00.html
.
'Father of Iran's nuclear program' says there is no way out of current
deadlock between western powers, Islamic Republic; says neither US nor
Israel in position to attack .
Ynetnews .
.
Published: 03.29.13, 13:32 / Israel News
.
He was once the president of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization; the man
dubbed "the father of Iran's nuclear program" now in an interview given
to the BBC, Akbar Etemad says he doesn't believe there is a way out of
the current deadlock between Iran and the West and adds: "Neither Israel
or the US are in a position to attack Iran."
.
Now in his 80s, Akbar Etemad was the man who launched the Islamic
Republic's nuclear project. According to Etemad, in the 70s the Shah of
Iran had announced that he wanted to build nuclear power plants in the
country, a plan supported by the United States.
.
The goal was for Iran to produce 23,000 megawatts of electrical power.
But Etemad says the US soon tried to impose conditions.
.
Iran's growing nuclear facilities
The Americans, he recalls, were initially supportive "because they
thought they were going to be a partner of Iran in the application of
nuclear technology.
.
"I had the impression that the Americans wanted to impose their views on
Iran and I refused to deal with them. We were discussing for four years
the terms of the bilateral agreement and we never came to a
conclusion.''
.
He says that the Americans told him then that ''Iran is not a problem
for us but the conditions we impose on Iran are those that we want to
impose on other countries'' such as Yugoslavia and the Philippines.
.
In the interview with BBC's Today program, Etemad says that between 1974
and 1978 there was regular contact with the US, and Iranian students
went to study nuclear research there.
. .
'Have to go nuclear'
And he reveals that the Shah wanted to leave all options on the table in
terms of developing a nuclear bomb.
.
"The Shah had the idea at the time that he's strong enough in the region
and he can defend our interests in the region (and) he didn't want
nuclear weapons. But he told me that if this changes 'we have to go for
nuclear'. He had that in mind.''
.
''My mission was to go for all the technologies imaginable in the field
of nuclear technology,'' Etemad added.
.
After the 1979 Iranian revolution the nuclear program was stopped for a
time.
.
Etemad has been back to Iran since but has not got involved in the
nuclear program. ''It's too late for me to get back into that,'' he
says.
.
As for the current nuclear stand-off Etemad believes "there's no way
out. I think Iran has the right to do the research that they are doing
and I don't see why the Western countries impose sanctions against Iran.
.
'Iran should not give in'
"They pressure Iran. Why didn't they do it with India, Pakistan with
Israel?" he asks. Etemad currently sees no solution but thinks that
''Iran should not give in".
.
As for those who talk about striking Iran's nuclear facilities, he
believes that "neither Israel or the US are in a position to attack
Iran."
.
These days Etemad prefers to remain in Paris - he has refused offers
from many countries to work on their nuclear programs.
.
Last week, Iran's clerical supreme leader said the Islamic Republic
would destroy the Israeli cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa if it came under
attack from the Jewish state.
.
"At times the officials of the Zionist regime (Israel) threaten to
launch a military invasion but they themselves know that if they make
the slightest mistake the Islamic Republic will raze Tel Aviv and Haifa
to the ground," Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in an address to mark the
Iranian new year.
.
Khamenei also called for Iran's "natural right" to enrich uranium for
nuclear energy to be recognized by the world. Western powers have
refused, saying Iran has hidden nuclear work from UN inspectors and
stonewalled their investigations.
.
Talks between Iran and six world powers - the United States, China,
Russia, Britain, France and Germany - are to resume early next month in
a further attempt to strike a deal on Iranian nuclear aspirations.
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