Iran wants to allay world concern on nuclear issue

 Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Friday his country wants to allay international concerns over its controversial nuclear programme, widely suspected of hiding efforts to build a bomb. Zarif, a moderate whose ministry was tasked Thursday by President Hassan Rowhani to handle Tehran's negotiations with world powers, said "there are two principles in the nuclear domain -- first and foremost, respect for our rights in matters of nuclear technology, especially the enrichment of uranium. "Following that is to allay international concerns" on the atomic programme.