News - Middle East: The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says the West has for years tried to impede the country's peaceful nuclear program through propaganda and misinformation, stressing that the agency is determined to shake off the uproar once and for all.

Mohammad Eslami made the remarks in an event at Amirkabir University of Technology in Tehran on Tuesday as he praised the country’s achievements and continuous headway in nuclear technology.

“We have a high standing in nuclear capacity; this high-level position has been achieved through our efforts and is not borrowed or imported,” Eslami said, adding, “We have attained this position via research and with sincere efforts of all those who have been there since the very beginning.”

Stressing that the AEOI has decided to eliminate the hype surrounding Iran’s nuclear program, Eslami criticized “the unfounded allegations” and the “propaganda campaign” aimed at limiting Iran’s nuclear work, which he said have stirred skepticism in some corners about the costs and benefits of nuclear technology for the country.     
He, however, said, efforts have been made to elucidate the effects of nuclear technology in people’s life.

Pointing to the preparation of a strategic plan with a 20-year prospect and a program-oriented movement in the country’s nuclear technology, Eslami said that by following this plan, the country is seeking to increase its capacities both in research and the industrial field.

Iran’s nuclear chief also highlighted the need for “industrialization” in the nuclear technology as a special and essential sector that can create a privileged position for the country and make the path of technological production more even and accelerated.