Mohammad Hossein Saffar Harandi, an Expediency Council member told Iran’s state TV IRIB News Network on Monday night that western ‘bold’ demand to gain access to sensitive military centers was irrational which sought to undermine Iranian national glory.
“A redline from a public’s point of view is removal of cruel sanctions, which was also a pivot in nuclear negotiations; we have played the game they started about sanctions removal, which was to be avoided,” said Mr. Saffar Harand. “Inside the country, nuclear deal would have triggered different interpretations; removing sanctions would be achieved in two stages; the first is a resolution in the UN, after which the second stage would come as preparing the grounds for practically cancelling sanctions; anything posing barrier on these stages would not be tolerated,” he added.
In Iran’s Parliament, the right-wing Principlists have addressed the nuclear deal with the west with caution and ambivalent optimism. One such politician is Tehran’s representative Alireza Zakani, who addressed the Parliament open session on Tuesday, issuing caveats about the early public jubilation and celebration of nuclear deal; “the nuclear deal is now in a critical junction; in such a time, fueling polarization of political inclinations would damage national security and expediencies; this is an honor for us that world powers especially the US have recognized Iran’s national glory during 37 years of resistance and recent 12 years of nuclear negotiations; the nuclear achievements of nuclear martyred scientists should be lent necessary respect and value,” Zakani asserted.
He also extended his expression of gratitude to the negotiators and the Leader as well, who “led the nation to the right and save path drawing upon his sagacity and vision.”
Zakani elaborated on his caveats issued on the early celebration on the streets by the public of nuclear deal; “the first damage inflicted is that it would mislead the enemies, making them happy and hopeful; the second is that it raises public expectations disproportionately, since some circles would seek to pose a fait accompli on the Supreme National Security Council [in accurate assessment of the issue and making decisions on allowing such celebrations],” he emphasized.
He cited third and fourth downsides of early celebration as ‘creating an extremely polarized social environment’ which Zakani believed not all political parties would welcome, and ‘creating preference of partisan interests over national interests,’ which had hit hard the political environment in the past.
“A fifth downside is to give the space for masses to act upon out of sheer opposition to the rationality; it would make shallow the assessment of the situation, making the future path difficult and rife with troubles,” said the Principlist politician.
Still going higher in the Principlist ladder in the Parliament, its second Deputy-Speaker Mohammad Reza Bahonar comes with the assertion that both sides would not find themselves as a loser by signing a deal; however he recommends Iran’s nuclear negotiators to be cautious of US welshing on the deal.
Bahonar which was talking to Iran’s state TV News Network, expressed gratitude to nuclear negotiators who managed a win-win deal while still adhering to the redlines drawn by Iran; “Unlike in the US, no clashes would infest Iranian branch of power, and all redlines are clearly laid and obvious,” said Bahonar, who added that the west required to reach a deal, since sanctions had been unavailing for it, and solving some of the most difficult issues in the region would be impossible without Iran.
Bahonar’s colleague in the Parliament Mohammad-Hassan Aboutorabi Fard, conservative First Deputy Speaker of the Parliament reiterated still further Iran’s oft-quoted position which posited that the US was not to be trusted, while pointing out the country’s ‘breaking its promises.’
“Our great nation is now has the honor to create greatest epic of national proportions; they fought to defend their Islamic Revolutionary values and their nuclear rights as well, to pave the way for other nations to find glory and freedom,” said the parliamentarian.
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