President Mohammad Khatami said yesterday that Iran feels no obligation to continue suspension of its uranium enrichment program if the European Union big three renege on their commitments to Iran's nuclear program. Describing his letter to the leaders of Britain, France, and Germany, Khatami told reporters, "I wrote in that letter that we want cooperation, but we feel that you are no longer committed to your obligations. I think the commitments made in the Tehran Declaration are mutual and this process entails no other commitments. If matters continue like this, we see no reason to suspend uranium enrichment. I think when obligations are not observed by one side, then there is no need for the other side to fulfill its obligations." However, this does not mean that Iran will withdraw form the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), Khatami added.

The Iranian president believed that Iran's nuclear dossier would be closed at the June meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors but instead the European side drew up a draft resolution which is not acceptable. It referred to the uranium enrichment program, but also mentioned the heavy water reactor and the uranium conversion facility (UCF), which the Tehran Declaration signed by Iran and the EU big three does not mention. According to the NPT, Khatami observed, all member states have the inalienable right of access to nuclear technology meant for peaceful purposes. He added that the row about Iran's nuclear program is political and is intended to prevent Iran's access to nuclear technology for peaceful purposes "We have never intended to enrich uranium to levels higher than 3.5% and have no intention of using nuclear technology for military purposes."

Britain, France, and Germany also drafted a resolution that "deplores" Iran's unsatisfactory cooperation with UN inspectors, and the IAEA Board is discussing it. In Brussels, the EU urged Iran to comply fully with the IAEA. It holds that full compliance and cooperation with the IAEA are crucial if Iran is to develop deeper ties with European and other partners.

Mohammad-Javad Larijani head of the research center for theoretical physics said here on Tuesday that the U.S., the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Mohammad El-Baradei and the Zionist regime have caused the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) to die forever. He expressed hopelessness about the future of the NPT. In his opinion this treaty is invalid. He stressed that El-Baradei's report discredited the IAEA and proved that honesty and transparency towards it lead nowhere. The debates were meant to prove that Iran does not intend to produce nuclear weapons. However when the West fails to respond to Iran's good will, Iran, rather than halting its nuclear projects should continue them with further determination.