国际英语新闻：Iran accuses West of cheating world, vows to pursue nuclear program

Elsewhere, the spokesman referred to the adoption of sanctions as politically-motivated attitude by the West towards Tehran's " goodwill."

Iran has insisted that the Tehran declaration signed by Iran, Turkey and Brazil on May 17 to endorse a fuel swap, in light of which Iran will ship most of its low-enriched uranium to Turkey in exchange for the 20 percent uranium fuel needed for its reactor, was a sign of Iran's goodwill.

Also, Mehmanparast hailed the stance taken by Turkey, Brazil and Lebanon regarding the UN Security Council's sanction resolution against Iran and said the approach of the three countries is an indication of new developments at the international arena, IRNA said.

The United Nations Security Council holds a meeting at the UN headquarters in New York, the United States, June 9, 2010. The UN Security Council on Wednesday passed a resolution to impose sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program.

The Wednesday resolution was approved by the 15-member council with a vote of 12 in favor. Brazil and Turkey voted against it and Lebanon abstained.

Iranian lawmaker Mohammad Karim Abedi said in an interview with IRNA on Thursday that the UN Security Council resolution "lacks any legal and political value."

Iran has already encountered such resolutions, but "none of them had any impact on Iran," Abedi was quoted as saying.

Referring to his country's international commitments concerning its nuclear program, he said that Iran has always respected the international conventions.