US trying to turn Iran nuclear case into crisis: Chinese expert

Blaming Washington for a lack of agreement in the Moscow talks, the expert said there is no surprise that no deal was reached in Moscow on the Iranian nuclear issue, because the United States does not want to find a solution to it at all, wrote Ma Xiaolin in an article published by Chinese media on June 20 following the Moscow talks, IRNA reported.

The latest round of multifaceted talks between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany (P5+1) was held in the Russian capital on June 18 and 19.

Iran’s nuclear energy program topped the agenda of the negotiations, in which Tehran insisted the P5+1 must recognize the Iranian right to enrich uranium and lift unilateral sanctions against the country.

The Middle East expert added that the unilateral as well as the new financial sanctions by the US government against Tehran have gravely exacerbated the situation, putting a growing pressure on countries such as China and Singapore.

Xiaolin pointed out that the Iranian nuclear energy program has nothing to do with atomic weapons and the controversy over the issue is only a reflection of the lack of mutual trust between Iran and the United States.

The United States and some of its allies have imposed a series of sanctions against Iran, claiming that the country's nuclear energy program may include a military aspect.

Tehran refutes the allegation, saying that frequent inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency have never found any evidence of diversion in Iran's nuclear energy program toward military purposes.

Iran also argues that as a committed signatory to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), it has the right to use nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.