President Rouhani calls on IAEA to help Iran with building propulsion systems

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in a meeting with Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Yukiya Amano asked the IAEA to help Tehran with developing nuclear propulsion systems to be used for marine transportation purposes.

"The Islamic Republic of Iran has always been after developing its positive and technical ties with the IAEA and it will continue cooperation with this international body within the framework of rules and regulations," President Rouhani said during the meeting in Tehran on Sunday.

Elsewhere, he stressed that Iran will remain committed to the last year nuclear deal as long as the world powers comply with their undertakings, and said, "The recent moves by the US, specially the extension of the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA) is against the nuclear deal. The path that the US has opted for against Iran will decrease global trust in the US administration."

President Rouhani also called for the IAEA's neutrality and technical views in its reports about Iran, and expressed hope that Tehran and the UN nuclear watchdog would have good technical cooperation in the production of nuclear propulsion systems for marine transportation.

Amano, for his part, lauded Iran for its full implementation of the nuclear deal, and said, "Both sides' commitment to implement their undertakings under the nuclear deal is of paramount importance."
The Iranian president on Tuesday ordered the country's nuclear agency to start plans to produce nuclear fuel and propulsion systems for ships and submarines in response to the violation of the Vienna deal by Washington.

After meeting with Amano today, Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi underlined that his country is serious about reciprocating the US violation of the last year nuclear deal, saying that Washington has received Tehran's message.

"Given the order issued by President Rouhani to the AEOI and the foreign ministry, we discussed the contents of the order (with Amano), specially about the propulsion systems, and how to do the job and what undertakings we will have within the IAEA's framework," he told reporters in Tehran on Sunday.

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