Iran's announcement that it won't release any response to thepackage of EU/US nuclear incentives shouldn't be any surprise. Whilethe world debates what Ahmadinejad and Khameini have up their sleeves,I suggest a quick glance at the Iranian constitution.
- Section 10, Article 152
The foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran is based upon therejection of all forms of domination, both the exertion of it andsubmission to it, the preservation of the independence of thecountry in all respects and its territorial integrity, the defence ofthe rights of all Muslims, non-alignment with respect to thehegemonist superpowers, and the maintenance of mutually peacefulrelations with all non-belligerent States.
- Section 10, Article 153
Any form of agreement resulting in foreign control over the naturalresources, economy, army, or culture of the country, as well as otheraspects of the national life, is forbidden.
And perhaps most tellingly:
Anyone expecting concessions and capitulation is in for a rude awakening.
- Section 10, Article 154
The Islamic Republic of Iran has as its ideal human felicity throughouthuman society, and considers the attainment of independence, freedom,and rule of justice and truth to be the right of all people of theworld. Accordingly, while scrupulously refraining from allforms of interference in the internal affairs of other nations, itsupports the just struggles of the mustad'afun (poor & weak)against the mustakbirun (powerful and arrogant) in every corner of theglobe.
IRI's Constitution
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