Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast dismissed as "irresponsible" the recent remarks by the French foreign minister about the Iranian nuclear program, Press TV reported on Wednesday.
"There is this question that how can the French foreign minister speak of the danger of Iran obtaining nuclear weapons while completely ignoring the inspections of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) over past years that have rejected any diversion by the Islamic Republic of Iran from peaceful purposes," Mehmanparast was quoted as saying.
According to media reports, on Sunday, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said that Iran would obtain nuclear weapons by mid- 2013.
Mehmanparast expressed hope that Fabius would not repeat the " mistakes" of some former French officials who had adopted "radical and unrealistic" stances against Iran, according to Press TV.
The West has been accusing Iran of secretly developing nuclear weapons under civilian disguise, a charge that has always been denied by Tehran.
