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July 7th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda “The new Western and European sanctions are a clear example of anti- confidence building measures,” Ismail Kowsari, a member of the Majlis (parliament) National Security and Foreign Policy Committee said on Saturday.
“Both sides need to concentrate on the issues put forward [in the negotiations], including the 20-percent [uranium] enrichment and Iran’s five-point proposal,” he said, adding that it was unacceptable for the West to resort to pressure and sanctions against Iran to achieve its objectives.
On January 23, under pressure from the United States, the European Union’s foreign ministers approved new sanctions against Tehran. The sanctions, which mean to prevent member states from buying Iranian crude or doing business with its central bank, entered into force as of July 1.
This comes as Iran and the P5+1, comprising Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States plus Germany, held an expert-level meeting on July 3 in the Turkish city of Istanbul with the participation of representatives and experts from both sides.
Tehran and the six world powers had agreed to hold the expert-level talks during their negotiations in the Russian capital, Moscow, in June.
At the heart of the Moscow negotiations was Iran’s nuclear energy program, with Tehran reiterating its inalienable right to enrich uranium for peaceful purposes.
The sanctions by the US and EU are aimed at mounting pressure on the Islamic Republic over its nuclear energy program, which Washington, Israel and some of their allies claim may include a military aspect.
Iran dismisses the allegations, arguing that as a committed signatory to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency, it has the right to use the nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.
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