"Stating that Iran did not obey the United Nations Security Council resolution asking it to halt uranium enrichment shows this reality -- that Iran found no logical and legal reasons for doing so," Ali Asghar Soltanieh was quoted as saying.

"Therefore it cannot give up its undeniable right under the International Atomic Energy Agency charter."

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