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By Sara Rajabova

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has once again dismissed the West's allegations about Iran's nuclear energy program, stressing that Moscow is vigilant to make sure that an anti-Iran resolution calling for military action against Tehran is not approved at the UN Security Council.

"As the Libyan experience has shown, sadly, a military scenario is possible," he said in an interview with the daily Rossiyskaya Gazeta when asked whether Israel or the United States could start military operations in Iran, Ria Novosti news agency reported.

Russia will therefore exercise an extremely cautious approach at the UN Security Council.

"We won't allow any more such disingenuous interpretations. We will see to it so that no resolution is open to interpretation like the one on Libya," he said.

He said there is currently no evidence that proves Iran intends to use its nuclear program for military purposes. All nuclear facilities of Iran are under control of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and there is not even a spot out of control of IAEA cameras and it is enriching 4.5 percent uranium to secure fuel supply for power plant.

Lavrov said that some partners question Iran's need to fuel because Russia has undertaken fuel supply for Bushehr Power Plant.

He added that producing fuel is not prohibited by Non-Proliferation Treaty.

Lavrov made it clear quoting Iran's Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi as saying that Iran produces 20 percent enriched uranium to fuel Tehran Medical Research Reactor.

He noted that the IAEA failed to make arrangements with the nuclear states to supply fuel for Tehran Research Reactor despite repeated demands from Iran.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that Iran prefers to buy 20 percent fuel for Tehran medical research reactor, because, producing 20 percent enriched uranium is very expensive.

Iran says its nuclear program is a peaceful drive to produce electricity so that the world's fourth-largest crude exporter can sell more of its oil and gas abroad. Tehran also stresses that the country is pursuing a civilian path to provide power to the growing number of Iranian population, whose fossil fuel would eventually run dry.

Western nations led by the United States have imposed tough sanctions on Iran this year in an attempt to curb its nuclear program that they say is designed to produce an atomic bomb.

Iran is under four rounds of UN Security Council sanctions for turning down West's calls to give up its right of uranium enrichment, saying the demand is politically tainted and illogical.

Iran has so far ruled out halting or limiting its nuclear work in exchange for trade and other incentives, saying that renouncing its rights under the NPT would encourage the world powers to put further pressure on the country and would not lead to a change in the West's hardline stance on Tehran.

Senior Advisor to President Mojtaba Samareh Hashemi said Wednesday that Iran still insists on its legitimate nuclear rights, adding the country has not violated any regulation, IRNA news agency reported.