Compiled by Davood Baqeri
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini has warned the UN nuclear watchdog that Iran may limit cooperation, expressing disappointment at the recent IAEA report over TehranÕs nuclear drive.
Addressing a press briefing in Tehran on Sunday, Hosseini said the International Atomic Energy Agency Òcould have presented a better reportÓ, adding that Iran may have to set Ònew limitsÓ on its cooperation with the agency.
IranÕs newly elected Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani, the top former nuclear negotiator, made a similar threat on Wednesday.
In its report, the IAEA expressed Òserious concernÓ that Iran was hiding information about Òalleged studiesÓ as well as defying UN demands to suspend uranium enrichment.

Western Pressure
The spokesman added that his country expected the UN nuclear agency not to give in to western pressure in its latest report on the countryÕs nuclear program.
ÒIf it was not for the pressure from one or two countries, the agency could have prepared a better report which would not have given any opportunity for some countries who are seeking pretexts to put pressure on us,Ó Hosseini said.
IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei on May 26 circulated a report simultaneously to the UN Security Council and the IAEA Board of Governors.
Despite the fact that the case was influenced by certain powers, Hosseini said the report did not contain any negative points on TehranÕs nuclear activities.
ÒBased on the Modality Plan agreed between Iran and the IAEA, we have discussed the outstanding issues with the agency,Ó he said.
Hosseini pointed out that the IAEA officially and in written form has announced that its findings were in compliance with what the Islamic Republic has announced.
ÒIranÕs nuclear case is back on a normal course,Ó he said.

FAO Summit
Hosseini confirmed the visit of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) summit in Rome next week.
Referring to other meetings with Italian officials or Pope Benedict XVI, the spokesman said if the relevant officials wished, those meetings could also be on the agenda.
The visit to Rome to attend the June 3-5 FAO summit would be AhmadinejadÕs first to a European Union nation since his June 2005 election and his second to the West after twice attending the UN General Assembly in New York.

Khan Statement
Hosseini also stressed that the recent remark made by the leading scientist in PakistanÕs nuclear weapons program, Abdul Qadeer Khan, would have no impact on IranÕs nuclear case.
In a Friday telephone interview with the Guardian, the Pakistani scientist said he was forced to admit that he had sold nuclear technology to other countries, including Iran, North Korea and Libya.
Khan added that the US-backed Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf made him confess to having passed nuclear information to foreigners.

The EU presidency underlined continued interest in a meaningful dialogue with the Majlis and its members about the challenges and opportunities for future relations.
Slovenia, which has undertaken the EU presidency in January, said in a statement faxed to IRNA from its embassy in Tehran on Sunday, added that the European Union has urged members of the Iranian Parliament to support the governmentÕs peaceful and responsible policies, which should enhance regional stability and restore confidence between Iran and the international community.
ÒThe task facing the Iranian Majlis is an important one, with heavy responsibility for the future prosperity of the Iranian people,Ó the EU said in a statement to mark the inauguration of the new Iranian Parliament.
The EU presidency calls on the Majlis to fully comply with IranÕs international human rights obligations in its legislative work, particularly during the ratification of a new penal code.
Last week, Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani in reaction to the recent message of the European Parliament said Europe should stop giving lessons on human rights to Iran.
He was reacting to the recent message by the European Parliament, which advised IranÕs new Majlis to observe the principles of human rights.
ÒIslam strongly supports human rights and the EP cannot give lessons to Iran on human rights principles,Ó he said.
Larijani added that Iran relies on Islamic teachings with regard to human rights, which are much deeper than those of the western world.

Kazem Jalali

Founder of PakistanÕs nuclear weapons program, Abdul Qadeer Khan, exposed Washington as a liar with regard to TehranÕs nuclear program, a top lawmaker said.
In a Friday telephone interview with the Guardian, the Pakistani scientist said he was forced to admit that he had sold nuclear technology to other countries, including Iran, North Korea and Libya, Presstv reported.
Khan added that the US-backed Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf made him confess to passing nuclear information to foreigners.
Kazem Jalali, a senior Iranian parliamentarian, said on Saturday that KhanÕs coming clean about his earlier remarks proved that TehranÕs nuclear technology is homegrown.
ÒHis comments confirmed IranÕs nuclear transparency.
On the other hand, Khan also revealed that the Bush administration spreads lies about the nature of our program,Ó said Jalali, the rapporteur of the Iranian ParliamentÕs National Security and Foreign Policy Commission.
The White House accuses Tehran of developing military nuclear technology. The Islamic Republic, however, insists it is pursuing a civilian program for generating electricity.

A police official says at least two civilians have been killed and five wounded when a car bomb exploded near the Iranian Embassy.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, says SundayÕs blast occurred during morning rush hour in a parking lot across the street from the embassy.
He says two civilians were killed and the wounded included three embassy guards, AP reported.
The bombing underscores military warnings that insurgents remain a dangerous threat despite recent security gains that have pushed the number of Iraqi civilian casualties to their lowest levels in more than four years.
In May, four Iranian embassy staff, including two diplomats and two guards, came under attack and were injured on May 15 in the Iraqi capital. The shooting occurred as their convoy was headed to a Shiite shrine in the northern Baghdad neighborhood of Kazemiyah.
The Iraqi government has set up a committee to investigate the assassination attempt against Iranian diplomats in Baghdad.
A spokesman for the Iranian Embassy in Baghdad Manouchehr Taslimi told Mehr News Agency that the Iranian government will also work with the Iraqi side to investigate the terror act.
Taslimi condemned the attack and said IranÕs Baghdad Embassy will seriously pursue the matter.
ÒThe Iranian and Iraqi officials are well aware that such attacks are planned by those who try to tarnish Tehran-Baghdad ties,Ó he said.
ÒAs always they will fail since the Islamic Republic of Iran will continue to back the Iraqi government under all circumstances, and the Iraqi officials will keep doing their utmost to develop bilateral ties.Ó

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad underscored the need for safeguarding the principles and values of the Islamic Revolution.
The president made the remark on Sunday while addressing members of the headquarters to commemorate the 19th anniversary of the death anniversary of Imam Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Revolution, IRNA reported.
The president called for the spread of ImamÕs thoughts across the world, adding that the father of the Islamic Republic was a great leader for all human beings.
ÒThe late Imam was the greatest political and military analyst and a great politician,Ó he said, adding that Imam Khomeini was the best possible example for all people in all ages.
As to the conspiracies of the big powers, President Ahmadinejad stressed that the bullying powers reached a dead-end in all areas of economy, politics, culture and management, and were defeated by the late ImamÕs way of thinking and strategy.
He underlined the need for following the ImamÕs path by all nations, particularly the young Iranian generation.


Commemorative Confab
A large number of domestic and foreign scholars attended the daylong international conference on Sunday to commemorate the demise anniversary of Imam Khomeini.
Participants from Lebanon, Spain, Indonesia, Syria, Jordan, Bangladesh, Turkey, Pakistan and Bahrain addressed the conference.
Lecturers also discussed Imam KhomeiniÕs thoughts about the Islamic Revolution, the issue of Palestine and the late ImamÕs views about foreign policies.
Addressing the confab, Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said Imam KhomeiniÕs opposition to the Zionist regime was not limited to a specific period of time.
ÒThe late Imam repeatedly made it clear from the early day of the victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979 that one of the objectives of the revolution is to oppose the Zionist regime and help the Palestinian nation,Ó he said.
He added that the fall of the former shahÕs regime and establishment of the Islamic Republic were the internal goals of the late ImamÕs movement while restoration of the rights of the defenseless Palestinians and the collapse of the Zionist regime were among its external aims.
ÒOne of the main reasons of the late ImamÕs opposition to the defunct shahÕs regime was for its support for the Zionist regime,Ó he added.
Mottaki also said that the late Imam believed Zionism was a threat to all Muslim nations and states.
Noting that Imam Khomeini considered Israel an expansionist regime, Mottaki said the late Imam had always warned Arab and Muslim countries of the aggressive nature of the usurper regime of Israel.

American forces stationed near Iran-Iraq border areas illegally fingerprint Iranian pilgrims returning home after visiting the Iraqi holy shrines.
Pilgrims who returned to Iran via Mehran border on Saturday told IRNA that the occupying forces in Iraq first create an atmosphere of fear and intimidation, and then select some pilgrims to be fingerprinted.
Alireza Ebrahimi, who is a cleric accompanying pilgrims, said, ÒWhen American soldiers at the border checkpoint wanted to fingerprint me, I refused. Subsequently, they threatened to imprison me. This is while I warned them that the occupying forces did not have the right to clarify the identity of people who have valid passports. After I said I would file a complaint with international forums, they apologized to me and admitted their mistake.Ó
The cleric noted that Iranian border forces respect Iraqi pilgrims and it is appropriate that IranÕs Foreign Ministry should object to the attitude of Iraqi border forces.

The Intelligence Ministry has arrested 11 suspected terrorists involved in an attack on a caravan of Rahiyan-e Nour (pilgrims of war-torn regions) in March.
Terrorists opened fire on the bus of the pilgrims between Hoveizeh and Sousangerd, southern Khouzestan province, and wounded eight people, Fars News Agency reported.
The ministry said in a statement on Sunday that the terrorists also assassinated the Friday prayer leader of Taibad, Khorasan Razavi province, and wounded seven others.
The statement added that the officials have arrested eleven terrorist suspects linked to foreigners.
Earlier, the ministry has accused the United States and Britain of involvement in an April 12 bomb attack at a religious center in the city of Shiraz that killed at least 13 people and wounded 200.
The suspects Òhave ties to the US and Great Britain,Ó Intelligence Minister Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei told reporters.
ÒIranÕs Foreign Ministry had previously notified these countries, but no action was taken to prevent their terrorist activities, and they were instead supported,Ó he said.