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The assassination of Iranian scientists has disgraced the UN nuclear agency as the body has provided Western intelligence agencies with confidential information on Iran's nuclear experts, a political analyst tells Press TV. On Wednesday morning, an unknown motorcyclist attached a sticky bomb to Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan's car near Allameh Tabatabaei University in Tehran. Ahmadi Roshan, a Sharif University of Technology chemical engineering graduate and the deputy director of marketing at Iran's Natanz nuclear facility, was killed immediately and his driver, who had sustained injures, passed away a few hours later in hospital. In an interview with Press TV on Wednesday, Professor Seyyed Mohamed Marandi said, “IAEA [International Atomic Energy Agency] officials had met him [Ahmadi Roshan] earlier.” Marandi added that “a lot of Iranian intelligence and information have been given to intelligence sources as well as terrorist organizations” by the IAEA in the past. The prominent political analyst said it is difficult for Iran to continue cooperation with the IAEA as the agency is “dominated by the Western countries” and puts “[Iranian] people at risk.” Marandi said all of Iranian scientists who had been targeted by terrorist attacks “have had their names given by the IAEA to third parties.” “It is obvious that Western intelligence agencies are carrying out these attacks, or if the Israelis are carrying them out, it is with the knowledge of the Europeans and Americans. Because these agencies are very closely aligned to one another, they cooperate extensively, they exchange information,” he added. The latest terrorist attack comes as Iran has reached an agreement with the P5+1 -- Britain, China, France, Russia, and the United States plus Germany - to hold negotiations in Turkey. The US, Israel and their allies accuse Iran of pursuing a military nuclear program and have used this allegation as a pretext to sway the UNSC to impose four rounds of sanctions on Iran. Based on these accusations, they have also repeatedly threatened Tehran with the "option" of a military strike. This is while in November 2011, some of the US presidential hopefuls called for conducting covert operations ranging from assassinating Iranian nuclear scientists to launching a military strike on Iran as well as sabotaging Tehran's nuclear program. The calls for assassinations are not idle threats as a number of Iranian scientists have been assassinated over the past few years. Professor Majid Shahriari and Professor Masoud Ali-Mohammadi are among the victims of these acts of terror. On November 29, 2010, Shahriari and Fereydoun Abbasi were targeted by terrorist attacks; Shahriari was killed immediately and Dr. Abbasi, the current director of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, only sustained injuries. Iran says as the UN Resolution 1747, adopted against Tehran in March 2007, cited Abbasi's name as a "nuclear scientist," the perpetrators were in a position to trace their victim. According to reports, Ahmadi Roshan had recently met IAEA inspectors, a fact which indicates that the UN nuclear agency has leaked information about Iran's nuclear facilities and scientists.

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[30 May 2012] Anti-Iran policies damage West: Marandi - English Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Alexander Lukashevich has criticized the US sanctions against Iran as violating international law, noting that Russia opposes such measures. Lukashevich spokesman said the US unilateral sanctions on Iran over its nuclear activities are against international law, accusing Washington of abusing its position in the global financial structure by imposing further sanctions on Iran. He also lashed out at the White House for forcing other countries to engage themselves in its decisions. Lukashevich said sanctions should not affect Russian companies working with Iranian firms. The Russian official further noted that pressure and sanctions are futile and will only push Iran's nuclear issue into a deadlock. Tehran says its nuclear program is all peaceful and has no military objectives. Press TV has conducted an interview with Mohammad Marandi, professor of University of Tehran, to further shed light on the issue

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Russia's Foreign Minister has warned that an attack on Iran would be a grave mistake - with unpredictable consequences. Sergey Lavrov's statement comes after Israel said possible military action against Iran's nuclear facilities is becoming more likely. Seyed Mohammad Marandi, a Professor at the University of Tehran says Israel will loose if Iran strikes back.

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[25 May 2012] Iran seeks nuclear rights under NPT: Mohammad Marandi - English Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany have held a new round of talks in the Iraqi capital. The third round started after bilateral talks between the head of the Iranian delegation Saeed Jalili as well as the Russian and Chinese envoys at the talks and the lead negotiator for the P5+1, Catherine Ashton. Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany (the P5+1) agreed to hold another round of talks in Moscow on June 18-19.

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Professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi from the University of Tehran in a brief BBC interview explains the links between the United States, its western allies, Turkey, the Saudi regime and Al Qaeda, Al-Qaeda affiliates, and ISIL in Syria as well as Yemen. He predicts blow-back as a result of these immoral and catastrophic western policies in supporting Wahhabi extremism.

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Irans President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has claimed the countrys produced its first batch of 20 percent enriched uranium. He was speaking before millions of supporters in Tehran commemorating the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Ahmadinejad declared to the cheering crowd the countrys now a nuclear state but it has no intention of making an atomic bomb.

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The international atomic watchdog has called on Tehran to clear up all the outstanding questions on the matter. The U.S. has promised to introduce new sanctions against the country's oil industry. Washington also reportedly told Tehran to wrap up its nuclear programme by spring 2012, or it will stop holding back Israel's long-planned attack on the Islamic republic. Talk of such a strike has been heard from Israel in the past two weeks, following the IAEA's report that failed to disprove Iran's drive for nuclear weapons. But Dr Seyed Mohammad Marandi from Tehran University believes the only difference sanctions will make is expose Washington's weakening influence on the situation.

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The European Union has expanded its sanctions against Iran, freezing assets and adding more officials to a visa blacklist. It cites 'serious human rights violations' for the measures - which follow other similar penalties over the Islamic republic's nuclear programme. The U.S. has just drawn up a list of countries which are to be cut-off from the American financial system - if they don't reduce Iranian oil imports within 6 months. Meanwhile, Israel says its threat of a military strike on Iran is stopping it from building a suspected nuclear bomb. Tehran maintains its atomic programme is for peaceful energy purposes only. But the U.S. is against an imminent attack on the Islamic state - believing it would drag the whole region into war. For more RT talks to Middle East expert, Professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi, from Beirut. RT on Twitter http://twitter.com/RT_com RT on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/RTnews Category: News & Politics Tags: RTembargoIranIsraelnuclear fearsTehrantradeUSAmericamoneyBeirut

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In Iran, protests backed by the state have been organised against plans to form a European Union-style bloc amongst the Gulf states. Two key American allies, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain would be the first Arab Gulf nations to sign an agreement. Iran has called the idea a U.S.-backed plot to see Bahrain become part of Saudi Arabia. Bahrain has seen anti-government protests for more than a year, with fears now the potential union could strengthen the position of the Sunni rulers over a largely Shia population. Professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi, from the University of Tehran, says it's the Saudi royal family, together with Washington that will benefit.

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Press TV has conducted an interview with Mohammad Marandi, a professor at the University of Tehran, about massive rallies across Iran on International Quds Day in support of the Palestinian resistance against the Israeli regime.

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On this edition of Peter Lavelle's CrossTalk he asks guests if the on-going nuclear non-proliferation treaty talks in New York is still another means for the West to support its friends (like Israel) and punish its foes (like Iran).

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[17 May 2012] Iran not to budge from nuclear rights - English The American ambassador to Tel Aviv has said Washington has already drawn up the blueprints for an attack on Iran. On Thursday, Dan Shapiro noted that the necessary steps have been taken to ensure that plans for a strike on Iran are available. The US and Israel accuse Iran of seeking a nuclear weapons program, an accusation Tehran has repeatedly denied. Press TV has conducted an interview with Mohammad Marandi, a professor at the University of Tehran, to further shed light on the issue.

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[06 June 2012] 'P5+1 unwilling to resolve Iran N-issue' - English While Iran and the P5+1 are getting ready to meet again in Moscow later this month, the Western side is ignoring Iran's request for preparatory talks to set the agenda ahead of the meeting. Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Saeed Jalili has written a letter to the EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton about the issue. Jalili has warned that the P5+1's foot-dragging on holding a preparatory meeting raises doubts about its determination to have successful talks in Moscow. The preparatory meeting was agreed in previous negotiations to set the agenda of the main meeting. Jalili's Deputy Ali Bagheri sent two letters to Ashton's deputy Helga Schmid in May and June regarding the preparatory meeting. Bagheri says the response he received fails to address the agenda-setting talks. Press TV has conducted an interview with Mohammad Marandi, professor of University of Tehran, to further explore the issue.