In an interview with Press TV, a senior Iranian lawmaker said Iran may consider withdrawing from the NPT (nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty) if the Western powers continue to pressure the Islamic Republic to relinquish its inalienable right to enrich uranium to produce nuclear fuel.

"If the P5+1 continue to talk with us with the language of force to push us into a corner, and to talk about more sanctions, there might be no choice but to step out of the talks," MP Hassan Ghafourifard said in the interview on Tuesday.

"Our patience has a limit. We have been discussing this problem for the three to four years and they have always asked Iran to stop enrichment," he added.

The Iranian parliamentarian stated that Iran will not suspend its uranium enrichment program "under any condition."

"For the first step, we may step out of talks with the P5+1. If things go from bad to worse, then we might take more action on that... like withdrawing from the NPT," Ghafourifard said.

Iran and the P5+1 group (the five permanent members of the UN Security Council -- the United States, Britain, France, Russia, and China -- plus Germany) are scheduled to hold talks in Geneva on October 1.

A total of 239 MPs of Iran's 290-member parliament (Majlis) issued a statement on Tuesday saying that the upcoming talks between Tehran and the P5+1 will be an important test for the group.

"We strongly support the scheduled talks within (the framework of) Iran's package of proposals and warn the negotiating countries that this is a historic opportunity to break the deadlock and resolve the problem," the statement said.

On another note, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has told UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon that Iran will not relinquish its nuclear rights under pressure.

"As far as defending its inalienable nuclear rights is concerned, Iran will not surrender to political pressure," Mottaki said in a meeting with Ban in New York on Tuesday.

Moreover, Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa has declared that diplomacy should be "the only way" to deal with Iran and that Iran has the "full right" to use nuclear energy.

"We are going to follow closely the negotiations to start on the first of October," DPA quoted Moussa as saying in Cairo on Tuesday.

Moussa also highlighted that "Israel", which is outside the realm of the NPT should be dealt with concerning its nuclear weapons.