RELATED:Iran briefs IAEA on nuclear-fuel swap dealBut the proposal did not deter US, Russia, China, Britain and France — the five permanent Security Council members — from agreeing on a draft fourth set of sanctions against Iran for refusing to completely halt uranium enrichment, as demanded by the United Nations.US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday said in the Chinese capital, Beijing, that Teheran's offer, submitted on Monday to the UN's nuclear watchdog, was inadequate and did not address international concerns about Iran's nuclear ambitions.Teheran's offer is similar to a UN-drafted plan that Washington and its allies last year pressed Iran to accept, but which the Mideast nation rejected at the time."Mr. Obama must know that this proposal is a historic opportunity ... [Obama should] know that if this opportunity is lost, I doubt the Iranian nation will give a new chance to this gentleman in the future," Ahmadinejad said during a rally in the southern town of Kerman.Iran questions Russia's friendshipMahmoud Ahmadinejad also issued a stern warning to Russia, saying Moscow's support for the US-led push for a new round of UN sanctions against Iran was contrary to the two countries' neighborly and friendly relations.Ahmadinejad also singled out Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, saying the neighboring country's leader had caved in to US pressure for new sanctions on Teheran."Justifying the behavior of Mr. Medvedev today has become very difficult," he said. "The Iranian nation doesn't know whether [Russians] ultimately are friends, whether they stand by us or are after other things."
Iran to Obama: Accept nuke deal
Ahmadinejad also rebukes Russia for support of new UN sanctions.
RELATED:Iran briefs IAEA on nuclear-fuel swap dealBut the proposal did not deter US, Russia, China, Britain and France — the five permanent Security Council members — from agreeing on a draft fourth set of sanctions against Iran for refusing to completely halt uranium enrichment, as demanded by the United Nations.US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday said in the Chinese capital, Beijing, that Teheran's offer, submitted on Monday to the UN's nuclear watchdog, was inadequate and did not address international concerns about Iran's nuclear ambitions.Teheran's offer is similar to a UN-drafted plan that Washington and its allies last year pressed Iran to accept, but which the Mideast nation rejected at the time."Mr. Obama must know that this proposal is a historic opportunity ... [Obama should] know that if this opportunity is lost, I doubt the Iranian nation will give a new chance to this gentleman in the future," Ahmadinejad said during a rally in the southern town of Kerman.Iran questions Russia's friendshipMahmoud Ahmadinejad also issued a stern warning to Russia, saying Moscow's support for the US-led push for a new round of UN sanctions against Iran was contrary to the two countries' neighborly and friendly relations.Ahmadinejad also singled out Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, saying the neighboring country's leader had caved in to US pressure for new sanctions on Teheran."Justifying the behavior of Mr. Medvedev today has become very difficult," he said. "The Iranian nation doesn't know whether [Russians] ultimately are friends, whether they stand by us or are after other things."