TEHRAN – Chairman of the Expediency Council has said joining the nuclear club caused the world to recognize Iran’s rights to carry on with its peaceful nuclear activities, IRNA reported on Tuesday.

“Joining the nuclear club has given international recognition to Iran’s peaceful activities and it behooves the International Atomic Energy Agency to meet Iran’s scientific and equipment needs,” Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said.
According to the terms of the nuclear deal between Iran and Western powers struck in July 2015, Iran will convert the Fordow facility into a nuclear, physics and technology center. Also, international collaboration including in the form of scientific joint partnerships will be established in agreed areas of research.
Referring to the importance of nuclear fission as a secure source of energy in the future, the veteran politician saw it as vital for Iran to enter relevant joint partnerships so as to guarantee energy demands of the country.
Under the terms of the nuclear deal, EU and E3+3 countries and international participants will engage in joint projects with Iran and  will take necessary measures, as appropriate, for the implementation of these projects.
The projects are in the field of peaceful nuclear technology, including nuclear power plants, research reactors, fuel fabrication, agreed joint advanced R&D such as fusion, establishment of a state-of-the-art regional nuclear medical center, personnel training, nuclear safety and security, and environmental protection. 
Prior to the signing of the nuclear pact, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, Tehran and the West had reached almost an impasse over Iran’s nuclear program.
The bargaining sides agreed on removal of sanctions against Tehran in exchange for some constraints on the country’s nuclear activities.

AK/PA