Tehran demands compensation for accusations regarding Tehran's nuclear programDecember 4, 2007 - 16:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iran's government spokesman Gholam-Hossein Elham on Tuesday demanded compensation from the United States for accusations made in recent years by Washington regarding Tehran's nuclear program. "The Americans have put a lot of pressure on us and manipulated world public opinion against Iran with their baseless accusations and should therefore pay the price for it," Gholam-Hossein Elham said. "The whole world is aware that Iran has not even taken one single step contrary to international regulations and that all nuclear centers in Iran are supervised by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) - the U.S. should therefore start revising its stance," the spokesman added, RIA Novosti reports. A U.S. intelligence report released Monday said that Iran halted its atomic weapons program in 2003 and seemed less determined to develop nuclear arms than the Bush administration previously believed. As of mid-2003, Iran had not resumed its nuclear weapons program even as it was continuing uranium enrichment in defiance of the UN Security Council, the National Intelligence Estimate report added. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. Yerevan State University, Ucom sign Memorandum of Cooperation Rector of Yerevan State University Hovhannes Hovhannisyan and General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian signed the memorandum. EU to provide budgetary support to Armenia The agreement is aimed at increasing the competitiveness of the educational system of Armenia. Aliyev: No peace treaty unless Armenia changes constitution Azerbaijan will not sign a peace treaty with Armenia unless the latter changes its constitution, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said. |