VOA标准英语10月-Iran: US Tells 'Huge Lies' About Tehran's Nuclear

Iran's foreign minister says the United States has difficulty accepting the peaceful nature of Tehran's nuclear program and that Washington is perpetuating¹ "huge lies" in order to influence the international community against Iran. Manouchehr Mottaki told an audience in New York that Tehran will not be "pushed into an unending road" of nuclear negotiations² directed by the United States. From New York, VOA Correspondent Margaret Besheer has more.
　

Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, speaks at the Asia Society in New York, 02 Oct 2008

Manouchehr Mottaki welcomed U.S. participation³ in the recent round of nuclear talks in Geneva with the Europeans and said there is potential for such negotiations to continue, if there is sufficient political will. But he questioned whether the United States is truly concerned with Iran's nuclear intentions or whether it is using the issue to further a different agenda.

"In all truthfulness⁴, they are not at all concerned with Iran's peaceful nuclear activities, they have other concerns, they have other designs, they are pursuing other goals," he said.

He said that since Iran's Islamic Revolution nearly 30 years ago, the United States has been hostile to his government. Mottaki suggested the United States has been trying to overthrow⁵ the Tehran government, saying it has had many plots and plans for Iran that have failed - charges the United States denies.

Mottaki told an audience at the Asia Society that it is difficult for Washington to accept the peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear program, and that Tehran would not be pushed down a road of unending negotiations directed by Washington.

"Because once it [i.e., the United States] accepts it, it can no longer oppose. So they continue with a huge lie, perpetuating this huge lie," he said. "They are saying Iran wants to have the bomb because once there is talk of a bomb, then you can distort the international environment."

Mottaki said Iran has answered all of questions put to it by the International Atomic Energy Agency, and that it has not been found to have diverted its nuclear technology to weapons production.

But a report from the IAEA released last month accused Tehran of blocking a U.N. investigation⁶ into its suspected nuclear work. The European Union has also expressed its concern that Iran is getting closer to having the nuclear materials needed to make a bomb, and said the IAEA report painted a "decidedly bleak⁷ picture".

The Iranian foreign minister indicated that there could be opportunities for new dialogue when a new U.S. president takes office in January. He said whoever wins the November election would have to bring about "new developments" in U.S. foreign policy and reach out to other countries, including those in the Middle East. Mottaki said Tehran would "wait and see" what new U.S. policies would look like.

The United States and its allies accuse Iran of secretly trying to develop nuclear weapons - a charge Iran denies.

1 perpetuating   

perpetuate的现在进行式

参考例句：

• Revenge leads to a self-perpetuating cycle of violence. 怨怨相报会导致永不休止的暴力。
• It'set out to eradicate heresy, and ended by perpetuating it. 它的目的只是要根除异端邪说，结果却巩固了异端邪说。 来自英汉文学

2 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

3 participation   

n.参与，参加，分享

参考例句：

• Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.有些魔术要求有观众的参与。
• The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities.这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动。

4 truthfulness   

n. 符合实际

参考例句：

• Among her many virtues are loyalty, courage, and truthfulness. 她有许多的美德，如忠诚、勇敢和诚实。
• I fired a hundred questions concerning the truthfulness of his statement. 我对他发言的真实性提出一连串质问。

5 overthrow   

v.推翻，打倒，颠覆；n.推翻，瓦解，颠覆

参考例句：

• After the overthrow of the government,the country was in chaos.政府被推翻后，这个国家处于混乱中。
• The overthrow of his plans left him much discouraged.他的计划的失败使得他很气馁。

6 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

7 bleak   

adj.(天气)阴冷的；凄凉的；暗淡的

参考例句：

• They showed me into a bleak waiting room.他们引我来到一间阴冷的会客室。
• The company's prospects look pretty bleak.这家公司的前景异常暗淡。