Iran on Tuesday welcomed what it called the West's newfound "realism" on Tehran's controversial nuclear program after world powers failed to decide on new sanctions. Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast told reporters: "Speaking of sanctions is repetitive and it isn't constructive.
Iran on Tuesday welcomed what it called the West's newfound "realism" on Tehran 's controversial nuclear program after world powers failed to decide on new sanctions.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast told reporters: "Speaking of sanctions is repetitive and it isn't constructive.

"Some Western countries...should correct their approach and be realistic about our [nuclear] rights. And we feel there are traces of realism to be seen," he said.

On Monday, Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki made similar positive comments.

"We are ready to help with the realistic approach and at the same time we will wait for public and backstage developments in Iran 's nuclear case," Mottaki told reporters.

World powers made up of the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council plus Germany met in New York Saturday but failed to reach an agreement about new sanctions. The six are concerned about Tehran's rejection of a U.N.-brokered deal under which most of Iran's low enriched uranium stockpile would be shipped abroad to be further enriched into reactor fuel.

Iran has come up with its own counter-proposal of a staged and simultaneous swap of LEU with nuclear reactor fuel. This has been largely rejected by world powers, insisting Tehran accept the International Atomic Energy Agency offer.

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