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(RTTNews) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has told a press conference in Tehran on Tuesday that his country has achieved full proficiency in the nuclear fuel cycle. He warned the West that it is better to deal with Iran through dialogue and friendship than by threats.
''Today, Iran is a nuclear Iran. That means, it fully possesses the whole nuclear fuel cycle,'' Ahmadinejad told the reporters. However, the Iranian leader clarified that his country was committed to a peaceful path in pursuing its controversial nuclear program. The International Atomic Energy Agency had said on Monday that Tehran was offering some cooperation in the agency's probe of an alleged secret uranium processing project linked by U.S. intelligence to a nuclear arms program. In an apparent strike at U.S. President George Bush, Ahmadinejad said a wicked, selfish and arrogant leader has abused the UN Security Council in a push to stop Iran's nuclear program. While the U.S. and its allies fear Iran is using its civilian nuclear program as a cover to produce atomic weapons, Iran denies the charge, saying its program is solely focused on generating electricity. The Iranian president also warned that a power vacuum is imminent in Iraq and said Tehran was ready to help fill the gap. Referring to U.S. troops in Iraq, Ahmadinejad said the political power of the occupiers is collapsing rapidly. He accused the U.S. of interfering in Iraq's internal affairs.
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