Iran envoy reminds France of skeleton in closet

On the eve of the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, Mir Abu Talebi reminded France of its secret role in helping Israel develop its nuclear program in 1950s.

"France was one of European countries which were supporting the Israeli regime by giving it the technology to produce nuclear weapons," the Iranian envoy said.

"They (the French officials) are acting in two opposite directions. On one hand they condemn Iran for its peaceful [nuclear energy] activity and on the other hand they are supporting countries that that are not even a member of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty," Mir Abu Talebi stated.

Most experts estimate that Israel has between 100 and 200 nuclear warheads, largely based on information leaked to The Sunday Times newspaper in the 1980s by Mordechai Vanunu, a former worker at the country's Dimona nuclear reactor.

Israel, which has initiated several wars in the region in its 60-year-old history of occupation, maintains a policy of deliberate ambiguity over its nuclear weapons program.

/Press TV/