▁states . ▁Iran ▁has ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁a ▁follow - up ▁committee ▁to ▁ensure ▁comp liance ▁with ▁global ▁nuclear ▁dis ar man ent . ▁Iran ▁and ▁many ▁other ▁nations ▁without ▁nuclear ▁weapons ▁have ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁present ▁situation ▁where by ▁N uc lear ▁We ap on ▁States ▁mon opol ise ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁possess ▁nuclear ▁weapons ▁is ▁" high ly ▁disc rimin atory ", ▁and ▁they ▁have ▁pushed ▁for ▁steps ▁to ▁acceler ate ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁nuclear ▁dis arm ament . ▁ ▁Iran ▁has ▁critic ized ▁the ▁European ▁Union ▁because ▁it ▁bel ieves ▁it ▁has ▁taken ▁no ▁steps ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁danger ▁of ▁nuclear ▁weapons ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁East . ▁Iran ▁has ▁called ▁on ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Israel ▁to ▁sign ▁the ▁N PT , ▁accept ▁ins pection ▁of ▁its ▁nuclear ▁facilities , ▁and ▁place ▁its ▁nuclear ▁facilities ▁under ▁I AE A ▁saf egu ards . ▁Iran ▁has ▁proposed ▁that ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁be ▁established ▁as ▁a ▁proposed ▁N uc lear ▁We ap on ▁Free ▁Zone . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Iran ' s ▁former ▁president ▁and ▁an ▁Islam ic ▁cler ic , ▁Ak bar ▁Hash emi ▁Raf san j ani ▁all ud ed ▁to ▁Iran ' s ▁position ▁on ▁nuclear ▁energy : ▁ ▁God ▁willing , ▁we ▁expect ▁to ▁soon ▁join ▁the ▁club ▁of ▁the ▁countries ▁that ▁have ▁a ▁nuclear ▁industry , ▁with ▁all ▁its ▁branches , ▁except ▁the ▁military ▁one , ▁in ▁which ▁we ▁are ▁not ▁interested . ▁We ▁want ▁to ▁get ▁what