US not flexible over Iran draft deal

The US has called on Iran to accept an IAEA-backed proposal for nuclear cooperation as proposed, reiterating that the draft deal would remain unchanged.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday repeated her earlier remarks that the proposal would see no change as demanded by Iran.

"As I have said, this is a pivotal moment for Iran, and we urge Iran to accept the agreement as proposed," Clinton told reporters. "We will not alter it, and we will not wait forever," she added.

The former first lady said there were questions about the 'details' that stood behind the proposal but stressed that the terms of the draft deal will remain intact.

"The terms of the agreement, the heart of the agreement, is not and will not be altered."

Clinton on Monday had called on Iran to accept the proposal, reiterating that it will see no change.

"We continue to press the Iranians to accept fully the proposal that has been made, which they accepted in principle because we are not altering it."

On Tuesday, leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei took a swipe at the US administration for seeking its own predetermined results from the talks.

The Leader reiterated that the Iranian nation would not bow to any conditions that would undermine its rights as a signatory of the NPT.

"On the one hand, the Americans talk of negotiations. On the other hand, they continue to threaten and say the negotiations must have our desired results or we will take (punitive) measures.”

"If anyone intends to violate the rights of the Iranian nation, the nation will firmly stand up to them and will bring them to their knees," the Leader said

Under a mid-October proposal discussed in Vienna, the United States, France and Russia wanted Iran to send most of its domestically produced low enriched uranium (LEU) abroad to be converted into more refined fuel for the Tehran reactor that produces medical isotopes.

The plan was first floated by the US administration.

Iran says its 'technical and economic' concerns must be taken into account regarding the draft deal.

Tehran has also called for the establishment of a technical commission to review and reconsider Iran's stated issues.