Tehran (ANTARA News/IRNA-OANA) - Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Saeed Jalili said here Sunday evening that the Islamic Republic of Iran will not retreat even one iota from its nuclear rights.

Jalili made the remark in a meeting with representatives of 120 world states who are visiting Iran`s nuclear facilities in Arak and Natanz.

Jalili stressed that nuclear rights of all nations should be accepted and considered.

In defending its right, the Islamic Republic is defending the rights of all members of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), he added.

By inviting representatives of world countries to visit the country`s nuclear facilities, Tehran proved its strong will to defend its nuclear rights, Jalili reiterated.

Referring to assassination attempts against lives of several nuclear scientists, he emphasized that such moves by the West is to create obstacles in the way of materialization of the objectives of the International Atomic Energy Agency`s (IAEA).

He added that such moves would lead to nuclear terrorism. (*)

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