Nuclear program off-limits to journalists - Revolutionary Guard-linked daily

Javan daily, a newspaper affiliated with Iran's Revolutionary Guards, has asserted that the Islamic Republic's nuclear program is not a matter for journalists to question, following the cancellation of a speech by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi at a Carnegie Endowment for International Peace nuclear policy forum in Washington.

The speech was called off because Araghchi declined to participate in a question-and-answer session with reporters after his address, according to Iranian media.

Javan wrote in a commentary published on Wednesday, "Iran's nuclear issue is not something that a group of reporters should ask about whatever they want regarding the country's overt and covert strategies in the name of transparency, and then become demanding if they don't receive answers."

The article further said, "Why should an American reporter or Carnegie's audience of politicians be aware of the details of our work and decisions, and consider themselves entitled and demanding to know the specifics of our work?"