Iran ready for "more transparency" over its nuclear program: president

Iran is ready to show further transparency concerning its nuclear program but does not accept conditions beyond that, President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday.

"If the talks are about further transparency (by Iran over its nuclear program), Iran will accept it," Rouhani said, adding that "we will never seal a deal which overlooks the Iranians' inalienable right to progress scientifically and technologically."

"We seek a contract which will help Iran, the region and the world," he said in the administration meeting.

The P5+1 group -- namely the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany -- hope to adopt a logical stance with foresight which respects nations' interests and is considerate of the stability of the Middle East, he said.

The Iranian president dismissed the recent remarks by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about a potential agreement between Iran and the powers, saying "only the occupying regime (of Israel) which dwells on war and aggression is against the talks."

On Tuesday, the Israeli prime minister told a joint session of U.S. Congress that "we are better off without a bad deal with Iran."

He claimed that a potential final negotiated deal will make "major concessions" to Iran by leaving it with "a vast nuclear infrastructure" and providing it with "a short break-out time to the bomb," as well as by lifting all the restrictions on its nuclear program in about a decade. Endit