We prefer to use the international mechanisms available and enjoy the benefit of 30 years of membership in the NPT, Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki told reporters, adding, But if we reach the stage where international mechanisms cannot uphold the Iranian nations right, it is possible that the Islamic Republic will reconsider its policies.
Mottaki said that there was still room for negotiations to resolve the dispute over Irans nuclear program.
The International Atomic Energy Agency referred Irans nuclear dossier to the United Nations Security Council earlier this week for non-compliance with the agencys demands.
Tehran faces possible punitive measures by the Security Council over its refusal to cooperate with the IAEA on its suspected nuclear weapons program.