Exclusive: Iranian Ambassador Mohammad Khazaee on War, Peace and Nukes

Iranian Ambassador Mohammad Khazaee’s spoke with Al-Monitor correspondents Barbara Slavin and Laura Rozen on July 10 2012. Read excerpts from the wide-ranging conversation.

On the request of the P5+1 for Iran to take ‘the first step’ toward resolving the nuclear dispute:

The first step is the issuing of the fatwa by the leader of Iran [Ayatollah Ali Khamenei]… That’s a very important announcement… In response, we would like to hear from the other side that they recognize the right of Iran for peaceful nuclear activity according to the NPT.

On the request of the P5+1 for a ‘concrete’ step on the issue of 20% enrichment: