the iranian envoy to the international atomic energy agency says tehran will never stop and reaching uranium. made the statement on the eve of the latest round of talks on iran's nuclear program the envoy says his country the tonic program that's now completely self-sufficient and which meant it will continue even if iran comes on the military attack the country is already suffering all four sets of the un sanctions iran is currently sitting down for close talks with six world powers in istanbul. told r.t. shouldn't have to bear any international pressure in the work in the first place. is imposed on us by the u. when illegitimate we were obliged to allow inspections of our reactors and we do the international atomic energy agency found nothing wrong with our nuclear program i mean speeches were going on but in the u.s. britain france and germany pressured the i.e.e.e.

with the iranian ambassador to the international atomic energy agency he addresses european and american fears all on atomic iran. hello again or welcome to spotlight they interview show. today my guest in the studio is highly as got a soul tally iran's nuclear program has been the headache for the rest of the world for decades year after year terror and has been saying it's personal peace for girls but many in the world fear the islamic republic may be fostering plans of building nuclear warheads so what's cooking in iran's nuclear kitchen will be hearing about it from the man who represents iran in the enter atomic energy agency highly sometimes. iran says it needs to enrich its own uranium for a few lng its nuclear power stations and other peaceful purposes after failing to meet international obligations the yen imposed sanctions on the country four years ago they banned any uranium related corporation between tyrant and other countries and made the i.a.e.a. specials all the wrongs nucleus sides mandatory two years ago france and russia offered to enrich uranium for terance power plan

so the international atomic energy agency you know. you said that you ran is not going to develop a nuclear bomb a nuclear weapon and you said you have good reasons for that i mean not yours but the country can you explain because all i've heard so far is that. there may facilities are for peaceful means but there may be theoretically used for military purposes now you're putting it differently please elaborate the founder of revolution lake the man khomeini always twenty five years ago and in the new york asians if elected the the horrible aspects of there is no clear their plan and in fact in one of these statement called the people intellectuals writers and scientists to enlightened people so that they can all prize about their nuclear weapon at that time off to a super bowl as and try to destroy this nuclear weapon and our prayer president right now the supreme leader has in many occasions also conceded this one religiously forbidden and into any. mass destruction including nuclear weapon but i want to today give another reason tha

iran's nuclear kitchen would be hearing about it from the man who represents iran in the end atomic energy agency highly sometimes. iran says it needs to reach its own uranium fueling its nuclear power stations and other peaceful purposes after failing to meet international obligations to reanimate post sanctions on the country four years ago they banned any uranium related corporation between tyrant and other countries and maybe i spec sions all the wrongs nucleus sides mandatory two years ago france and russia offered to enrich uranium for terrence power plants even though the offer was welcomed by the international community iran turned it down now after years of argument and counter-argument the parties are in istanbul to once again try and come to a compromise over iran's nuclear ambitions. how mrs litany and thank you very much for being with us on the show my pleasure well i first of all i want to start from a recent quote when you said. the january twenty one twenty two meeting could be the last chance for major powers to strike a deal. could you specify i wouldn't mean by a last chance a

and its nuclear program up next and all the talk of the uranium boss of the international atomic energy agency he addresses european and american fears over tomic around. hungry for the full story we've got it for. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. how again a welcome to spotlight they interview show on. today by guest in the studio is highly as got a soul title iran's nuclear program has been that headache for the rest of the world for decades year after year terror and has been saying it's personal peaceful girls but many in the world fear these climate republic may be fostering plans of building nuclear warheads so what's cooking in iran's nuclear kitchen will be

the iranian envoy to the international atomic energy agency says tehran on that list stop enriching uranium ask us autonomy made the statement on the eve of the latest round of talks on iran's nuclear program their voice says his country's atomic program is now completely self-sufficient richmond's will continue using iran comes under military attack the country is already suffering four sets of un sanctions on this country sitting down for close talks with six world powers in istanbul a scar soltani told r.t. that iran shouldn't have to bear any international pressure in the first place. man it's so hard that all the sanctions imposed on us by the you when are illegitimate we were obliged to allow inspections of our reactors and we did the international atomic energy agency found nothing wrong with our nuclear program and the inspections were going on but then the us britain france and germany pressured the i.a.e.a. and the security council got the report it was waiting for international inspectors never found any evidence that iran is working on nuclear weapons and this means our country

the rainy and then voyage to the international atomic energy agency claims tehran is ready for a nuclear fuel swap deal with most of the the time. this country's prepared to exchange its low in which to rein in the highly enriched uranium from russia a statement comes just as the latest round of talks on iran's nuclear program kicks off for a second and final day. on this we are trying to avoid a direct discussion of its atomic six well he wants guarantees the islamic state and weapons u.s. officials this. is an agreement to meet again. for. the moment. to move forward that's according to russia's foreign minister. frankly speaking not much has changed russia the united states germany great britain france and china really need to put their heads together in order to move the situation of the current deadlock iran still hasn't officially replied to the international atomic energy agency's proposal to enrich uranium abroad and supply iran with nuclear fuel for its peaceful nuclear reactors providing international control over the entire process instead says that it will continue developing

the iranian envoy to the international atomic energy agency says all never stop enriching uranium. made the statement on the eve of the laws the latest round of talks on iran's nuclear program well the envoy says his country's atomic program is completely self-sufficient under which wind will continue even if iran comes under military attack the country is a wedding suffering of four sets of u.s. sanctions iran is currently sitting down at the close talks with six world powers in istanbul. told r.t. is iran is sure to have to bear any international pressure in the first place. is imposed on us by the u. when illegitimate we were obliged to allow inspections our reactors and we did the international atomic energy agency found nothing wrong with our nuclear program i mean speeches were going on within the us britain france and germany pressured the i.e.e.e. and the security council got the report it was waiting for international inspectors and never found any of their land is working. and it's our country is not broken the law there is no legal basis for demanding that we stop enrich

the iranian envoy to the international atomic energy agency claims to rat is ready for a nuclear fuel swap deal with my. go and ask. had two exchanges low enriched uranium for highly enriched uranium from russia well the statement comes just as the latest round of talks on iran's nuclear program. a second and final day in istanbul throughout has been trying to avoid a direct discussion of its atomic. agenda with thinks if you want to guarantee state develop nuclear weapons u.s. officials say the most they're hoping for an agreement to get. the mean thing that the six nations need to focus on at the moment is establishing a concrete plan to move forward that's according to russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov. of measures have been taken but frankly speaking not much has changed russia the united states of germany great britain france and china really need to put their heads together in order to move the situation of the current deadlock iran still hasn't officially replied to the international atomic energy agency's proposal to enrich uranium abroad and supply iran with a nuclear f

the rainy an envoy to the international atomic energy agency claims tehran is ready for a nuclear fuel swap deal with moscow. soltani says his country is prepared to exchange its rain. in the highly from russia statement comes around close talks on iran's nuclear program kicks off for a second and final day in istanbul iran has been trying to get into the discussion of its agenda with six world powers who want to guarantees the islamic state and develop weapons sufficiency post their families and agreement to meet again. the mean thing that the six nations need to focus on at the moment is establishing a concrete plan to move forward that's according to russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov. of measures have been taken but frankly speaking not much has changed russia the united states or germany great britain france and china really need to put their heads together in order to move the situation of the current deadlock iran still hasn't officially replied to the international atomic energy agency's proposal to enrich its uranium abroad and supply iran with a nuclear fuel for its peac

rand's point of view on its nuclear program from the country's envoy to the international atomic energy agencythat's coming up shortly in spotlight but before that right now it's we can business with korean american. hello and welcome to our business program price growth is speeding up in russia presidential aides are cutting our coverage for cost inflation may top two percent in january and earlier the economic development ministry said it may even climb to two point three percent compared to one point six percent last year the first deputy chairman of russia's central bank admitted that if prices keep growing at such a pace this year's inflation will surpass the target of six to seven percent and could reach double digits are you getting that dorson chief strategist at jones lang with south believes inflation could drop towards the end of the year. i would agree with people expecting double digit inflation within the falls to the poles and to level it's very likely to be a new will reach double digits again unfortunately for us but at the same moment i expect the piece of full food inflation

united force off to six days of bloody government riots the ex chief of the international atomic energy agency mohamed el baradei is now my go to go on behalf of opposition groups and internationally popular candidate he's viewed as the man who could analysts president hosni mubarak see how the laces from kind way. the appointment of mohamed el baradei as the opposition leader here is an interesting choice because most egyptians really don't know him he has his fame much more on the international stage now what is remarkable is that he's managed to bring together very opposing views here in egypt particularly referring here to the muslim brotherhood which has been after order egypt for its extremist views now but today is a secular man and he will be a choice that's very much will be supported by the united states and by other western powers he has in the past avoided direct confrontation with the egyptian government and at the same time he has been criticized by some for simply not being a good enough leader what is interesting though is that he is calling for regime change but he himself has

the iranian envoy to the international atomic energy agency says tehran will never stop enriching uranium no matter what they ask us or tony made the statement on the eve of the latest round of talks on iran's nuclear program and what it says his country's authority program is now completely self-sufficient which will continue to run as bombed by the us countries currently aforesaid so he when sanctions but assault on any idea that these will forced him to stop reaching the brain and. sit down for talks with six world powers in istanbul late on friday the u.s. and its allies want guarantees tehran won't pursue the creation of nuclear weapons despite this state. that they ask us all to me told r.t. iran shouldn't even have to bear any international pressure. that's all the sanctions imposed on us by the u. when illegitimate we were obliged to allow inspections of our reactors and we did the international atomic energy agency found nothing wrong with our nuclear program and the inspections were going on but then the u.s. britain france and germany pressured the i.e.e.e. and the security cou

that if iran cooperates and the international community and specifically the international atomic energy agencyis sure in its peaceful intention. insists that its nuclear program is strictly peaceful and says that it's against nuclear weapons it's actually standing for the full disarmament of the current nuclear powers according to the iranian representatives here in istanbul they were also hoping for an open discussion but this was not possible since the six nations did not respect iran's right for peaceful nuclear power and rose saw that as if we're going to talk about corporations and the laws and rights of all nations and countries should be respected when we talk about people's rights in the rule of law everyone is in agreement we have to respect each other and if we want to talk on the basis of the rule of law then we have to avoid certain preconditions and sanctions we must be respectful if any dialogue is to develop the six nations representative and the russian envoy have all said that they support a peaceful nuclear program any run but once again they have to be sure and it's peaceful

program if we were sure in tehran peaceful intentions one at this moment of the international atomic energy agency has no proof of this and she stressed to once again the representative stressed once again. the doors are still open they are they are ready for cooperation with iran iran claims it's being scrutinized and claims that is developing a peaceful nuclear program its intentions are peaceful as well as actually standing this is all. into the ukrainian representative is standing for a for a nuclear disarmament in the war it's against nuclear arms and it's for its for peaceful nuclear technology for everyone iran claims that it was hoping for a productive positive discussion and dialogue as well which. they would hope would be based on mutual understanding ideas which are based on a respecting the rights of nations. if we're going to talk about cooperation and the laws and rights of nominations and countries should be respected and if we want to talk on the basis of the rule of law then we have to avoid certain preconditions and sanctions so with a no precise date on the next. on this issue i

program if we were assured in tehran peaceful intentions one at this moment of the international atomic energy agency has no proof of this and she stressed once again the representatives stressed once again. the doors are still open they are the are ready for cooperation with iran iran and cooling it's being scrutinized claims that is developing a peaceful nuclear program its intentions are peaceful as well as actually standing this is all quoting to the ukrainian representative is standing for a fool a nuclear disarmament in the walls it's against nuclear arms and it's for it's for peaceful nuclear technology for everyone in iran claims that it was hoping for a productive positive discussion and dialogue as well which they would. they would hope would be based on mutual understanding or ideas which are based on respecting the rights of nations. if we're going to talk about corporations and the laws and rights of all nations and countries should be respected when we talk about people's rights and the rule of law everyone is in agreement that we have to respect each other and if we want to talk on the

multilateral negotiations is not as important as many perceive parts of the international atomic energy agency's offer to enrich iran singling him abroad is that it may be sent to russia is this offer still on the table we all know that it has been all along our proposal to. dispatch low in retreat uranium from iran. to russia for different purposes now last year the rain ians agreed while talking to the turks and brazilians on something different they opted for turkey as eventual third country for transfer of these early you. relieve what is important here is to. forge the framework and agree upon practical technical and legal implications of the scheme and. what's the country of destination in this respect i think it's a secondary question. is accusing the six nations of scrutinizing its nuclear program whilst according to the iranian representative there are around two hundred nuclear facilities in europe alone which nobody pays much attention to just to explain to our viewers why is there so much attention from the. on iraq no one tries to deprive the inherent rights over run for peaceful. n

. >> reporter: iran took ambassadors from the international atomic energy agency on a tour today of the uranium enrichment plant believed to be at the center of its nuclear weapons program. but the iranian guides made no mention of the technical projects which have afflicted the plant, delaying its quest for a bomb by up to five years. >> iran had technological problems that have made it slow down its timetable. >> reporter: secretary of state clinton attributed those problems to economic sanctions leveled against iran. but the iranians themselves say their enrichment plant has been hit by a computer virus. no one will admit to it, but every indication is the virus it was product of a covert operation run by the u.s. and israel. >> it was a professional job. they had some serious insider knowledge beforehand, before they started the project and there's not too many people you can think of who could pull off a job like that. >> reporter: liam omurchu of the computer security firm symantec gave a description of what a simple virus known as stuxnet can do to the manufacturing process. >> t

the international atomic energy agency the i.a.e.a. has called on international powers to supply fuel for iran's nuclear reactor otherwise it will use its own enriched uranium which would prove further talks. and if you right now. you characterize sanctions imposed on your country as illegal is there any proof of that and you have the honorable what. the heart of that is. based on the four pieces of evidence announced in vienna i mean team that the reason they opposed our national sanctions on us is illegal i ask international lawyers to correct me if i'm wrong because in proof number one they impose sanctions the not comply with cost of seat of the charter and international inspectors have visited the reactors they have the communication and samples of the tests if they found inconsistency they would have sounded really word to the agency's director and they just the director would have presented the report to the i.a.e.a. management and which of presenting the report to the security council that never took place in iran in two thousa

. >> the return of the nobel peace laureate and former head of the international atomic energy agency- scores of people came to meet him at cairo airport. he could become a figurehead for the demonstrators. he is considered a potential challenger to president hosni mubarak. >> [inaudible] i wish we did not have to go to the street to express to the regime that we need change. we tried an election. nothing worked. all the demands fell on deaf ears. >> elbaradei made it clear before leaving for cairo that he would be prepared to lead a transitional government if asked by the people. demonstrators are anchored by a whole range of issues, poverty, unemployment, corruption, and repression. this internet video shows overnight rating from suez, protesters set a government building on fire. the moslem brotherhood is also now supporting the demonstrations. -- the moslem brotherhood is also now supporting the demonstrations. >> [inaudible] preventing even the students from choosing. it accumulates. >> for now, carry? -- for now, kyra remains tense but calm. that could change when protesters go

talks to iran's envoy to the international atomic energy agency. that's coming up. you characterize sanctions imposed on your country as illegal is there any proof of that. based on the four pieces of evidence announced in vienna i mean the team that the reason they posed international sanctions on us is illegal i ask international lawyers to correct me if i'm wrong because in proof number one they impose sanctions they're not compliant with class twelve. charter international and. back there's a visit at the reactors they have documentation and samples of the tests if they found inconsistency they would have sent a report to the agency's director they just should director would have presented the report to the i.a.e.a. management john which of presented the report to the security council that never took place in iran in two thousand and three would discuss these issues with the i.a.e.a. director and inspectors and none of them said the where and when consistencies more inspections were performed with three european states france the u.k. and germany with the assist

international atomic energy agency, flew to his native cairlead the protest. he is calling for mubarric oac -- mubarak to resign. >> i've said a number of times >>> president obama, on casion being. >> president obama thursday, stepped into the debate about egypt. >> president mubarak has been very helpful on a range of tough issues in the middle east. but i've always said to him that making sure that they are moving forward on reform, absolutely critical onomic to the long-term well-being of egypt. >> barra day is now under house arrest. what set the stage for egypt's protest. >> they've got a virtual dictatorship there. young people. and enormous numbers of them don't have job opportunity, there's food problems. what set it off was the tunisian revolt. dictator for 22 years was dumped off by street mobs and left. this thing has metastasized the it's going to end in one of two ways, i think. mubarak's era is over. either he plies out of there -- flies out of there or gets out of there the end of this year. his son will not be president. or, as of friday, they

. >> reporter: iran took am basses doors from the international atomic energy agency on a tour of the uranium enrichment plant believed to be at the center of its nuclear weapons program. the iranians themselves say their enrichment plant has been hit by a computer virus. no one will admit to it but every indication is the beforehand, before the project, and there's not too many people you can think of who can pull off a job like that. >> reporter: liam from symantec gives a very simple demonstration of what a very sophisticated virus own as stucksnet can do to a computer controlled manufacturing process. >> this program was meant it run for three seconds but actual runs indefinitely and causes malfunction here on the pump. >> reporter: infect the computers that run iran's enrichment plant and stucksnet could throw off the speed at which the centrifuges spin, causing them to break down. and this literally is stucksnet? >> that is stucksnet. >> reporter: sean mcguirk of the department of homeland security insists he does not know where stucksnet came from. but he demonstrates how easy

that it's in no way should replace the six party talks or at the work of the international atomic energy agency working in the region he's also said that the back in two thousand and ten there was a lot of artificial pressure put on the iran and that he would not want this to be the case this year as well michael's another balls were kept coming up again and again and twenty to have walls made so what his lover of had to say about russia's relations with the organization with a. lover of us so that he's got high hopes for two thousand and eleven and tourism russian major corporation he has stressed that unless. despite the speculations russia has never seen nato as a threat and he actually sees. the status of the relations between russia and nato chain. in the near future dramatic. nato is not our strategic partner however as the russian leaders summit in lisbon we agreed to move towards a strategic partnership this is a breakthrough in relations as a first time set your goals been set on such a high level by the leaders of russia and you would like our relations with nato to be free from stere

well no next talk to iran's envoy to the international atomic energy agency. and that special interviews coming up next and i'll be back with an update of all my new stories in about fifteen minutes . you characterize sanctions imposed on your country as illegal is there any proof of that you have. mad hard that is. based on the four pieces of evidence announced in vienna i mean the team that the reason they opposed international sanctions on us is illegal i ask international lawyers to correct me if i'm wrong because in proof number one they impose sanctions the not comply with clos twelve seat of the i.a.e.a. charter international inspectors have visited the reactors they have the communication and samples of the tests if they found inconsistency they would have sent a report to the agency's director agency director would have presented the report to the i.a.e.a. management channel which of presented the report to the security council that never took place in iran in two thousand and three would discuss these issues with the i.a.e.a. director and inspectors

illegitimate we were obliged to allow inspections of our reactors and we did the international atomic energy agency found nothing wrong with our nuclear program and inspections were going on but then the us britain france and germany pressured the i.e.e.e. and the security council got the report it was waiting for international inspectors never found any evidence that iran is working on. this our country has not broken the law there is no legal basis for demanding we stop enriching uranium. there's going to check in on some world headlines this hour and the former british prime minister tony blair is facing questioning in london for a second time over his role in the run up to the iraq war the inquiry is investigating. why the u.k. supported the u.s. led invasion blair says he discussed regime change with president bush and privately assured him saying you can't count on us he's being asked to clarify and says he gave to the panel members in january last year and you all protested are expected to demonstrate throughout the inquiry. self korea's military has freed all twenty one the crew members hel

situation alex of the current deadlock iran still hasn't officially replied to the international atomic energy agency's proposal to enrich its uranium abroad and supply iran with the nuclear fuel for its peaceful nuclear reactors thus providing international control over the entire process instead to grant says that it will continue developing its nuclear program despite anything even possible attacks on its nuclear facilities the emmys and any labor rights for nuclear energy or any technology and nobody can look at these right yet fourteen people and no compromise on those please people or at any price has given us a strange some power there meanwhile the latest the fourth set off are going to sanctions is still in force there are fewer limitations on the sale of arms to iran travel bans and asset freezes for some of the members of the iranian revolutionary guard planes and ships coming in and leaving iran are checked for banned cargo and countries or even banned from accepting investment from iran into a very nuclear programs and nuclear facilities will according to russia's foreign minister so for u

leaders perhaps to emerge as mohamed el baradei he is the former head of the international atomic energy agency and he has said that he is prepared to hit an interim government of course to do so and he is no longer under house arrest. that was our tease paul asli are reporting from cairo and don't forget you can read more on all the stories at our website that's our dot com and here's what's on live for you right now media monopoly several large corporations dominate t.v. news in the us viewers are beginning to doubt whether they're being given unbiased coverage will find out where else they're turning to to stay informed. and st petersburg is renowned for its architecture and history so why does a local mayor want to strip the city of its historic status to get the answer at r.t.e. dot com. now while political voices in warsaw continue to question the findings of the investigation into last april presidential plane crash in western russia new evidence has now come to light a polish journalist has alleged that the plane could only have diverted to a backup airport if self gave the order well a

much better known on the international scene where he is the former head of the international atomic energy agency and he's also a noble peace prize laureate but certainly the opposition voices here getting a impetus with this new appointment last night as we saw in previous nights the protesters out in downtown cairo defied a curfew thousands of them gathering into here is square morning prayers have already happened no doubt that as the day progresses there will be an increase in calls for mubarak to step down and the possibility of growing in violence it is worth noting though that the main problem that people here are facing at the moment is that of lawlessness the army is in full control and they have been allowing demonstrators to come and leave the protest the police on their way to be seen and what this means is that ordinary citizens are having to protect their properties against vigilante groups some of them are. who broke out of prisons on sunday some of them are people who simply raided police stations and stole weapons and ammunition from there and they've been raiding the streets in