25/11/2009 Iranian parliamentary speaker Ali Larijani said Wednesday that Washington was trying to "trick" Tehran through a high-profile nuclear fuel deal brokered by the UN atomic watchdog. The speaker who was Tehran's former chief nuclear negotiator also said Iranians must avoid falling prey to US "smiles" as the Americans carry "hidden daggers."
  
"If we analyze the role of the United States in the Iranian nuclear issue, it turns out that there was a trick in this proposal. They felt that they can politically cheat" Iran, Larijani told the official IRNA news agency. The UN-brokered deal envisages Iran sending most of its stock of low-enriched uranium (LEU) abroad for converting into fuel for a research reactor in Tehran.
  
Iranian officials, including Larijani, have rejected the proposal, but world powers, including Washington, still hope Tehran could agree to the offer. But Larijani warned Tehran must remain alert when negotiating with Washington. "One should not fall for US smiles and tactics. Americans sometimes talk about peace and sometimes they smile at the Islamic republic's officials... but they have hidden daggers behind themselves. "If the country's officials are smart, mature, and love the nation's interests, they will not fall for US smiles. It is a big mistake if we think they will change their behavior just because there is a change in administration," the Iranian politician said.