Iran's nuclear program to accelerate by installing new centrifuges: spokesman

The spokesman made the remarks in his weekly press briefing.

Asked about the media reports on the "slow speed" of Iran's nuclear program and the ongoing scheduled "test of new generation of advanced enriching centrifuges," Mehmanparast said Iran's " peaceful" nuclear program is advancing and by "installing new centrifuges this will be accelerated with higher quality."

This is a proof for the "successful implementation of Iran's nuclear activities," said Mehmanparast.

The issue has been announced to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and they have complete supervision on the Iranian nuclear activities, said the Iranian official.

On Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's "phased" approach proposal to resolve Iran's nuclear standoff, Mehmanparast said Tehran has not received the proposal from Russia yet.

Iran will consider Russia's proposal upon receiving it, he said.

Last week, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called for " phased" approach to resolve Iran's nuclear standoff whereby Iran would address international concerns and the questions raised by the IAEA about its nuclear activities in a staged schedule and in return economic sanctions imposed on Iran would be removed in a staged manner over time.

Iran's peaceful nuclear activities abide by the regulations of the IAEA and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), Mehmanparast said, adding that the international community should recognize the nuclear rights of the Iranian people.

On Sunday, Head of National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of Iran's Majlis (parliament) Alaeddin Boroujerdi said that Russia's "phased" approach toward Iran's nuclear standoff would be a "repetitious attempt" as Tehran has already addressed all the questions over its nuclear issue.

Earlier this month, Iran's Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi said in Vienna that Iran is ready for new talks on its disputed nuclear program and alleged nuclear weapons studies, but he said that his country will not give up its nuclear rights.

The West suspects that Iran's uranium enrichment may be meant for producing nuclear weapons, which has been denied by Iran with saying its nuclear program is only for peaceful use.