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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has categorically rejected claims that Tehran seeks to acquire nuclear weapons.
“Operative Information Center-OMM” reports, citing foreign media.
He also said Iran was ready to allow international inspections of its nuclear program.
The Iranian president said his country had no intention of obtaining nuclear weapons.
According to him, Iran’s late leader and Supreme Leader had repeatedly stated that nuclear weapons were religiously impermissible.
Pezeshkian said Tehran was ready to reduce its uranium-enrichment level and allow international inspections as part of efforts to ease tensions over the nuclear issue.
“These weapons are weapons of mass destruction. We have said that we are ready to reduce the level of enrichment. We are also ready for inspections,” he said.
The Iranian president also referred to a memorandum of understanding signed with US President Donald Trump in June but never implemented. According to him, the document was intended to halt military operations and create a foundation for reaching a broader agreement between the United States and Iran.
“This agreement was signed. We are ready to move forward on the basis of it, and we still want to do so,” Pezeshkian said.
Speaking about the Strait of Hormuz, the president said Iran had not closed the strait and that it remained open.
Pezeshkian also accused the United States of responsibility for a conflict in the Middle East that lasted about seven months and for obstructing diplomatic efforts.
He said Washington had launched strikes against Iran and closed diplomatic channels instead of engaging in dialogue.
The Iranian president said Tehran would respond positively if the US administration sought to reach an agreement within the framework of international law. Otherwise, he said, it made no difference to Iran whether elections were held before or after the process.
Pezeshkian also reaffirmed that Iran did not want the war to continue. He accused Israel of fueling the conflict.
The Iranian president further commented on reports that Iranian forces had used Chinese satellite imagery during a deadly attack on a US military base in Jordan.
Pezeshkian said he had no information about the imagery and added that interaction between the armed forces of the two countries was an internal matter.
He also said Iran had not issued instructions to the Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthis, which operates in Yemen, and bore no responsibility for the group’s activities.
Iran’s nuclear program and uranium-enrichment activities have remained a central source of tension between Tehran and Western countries. International inspections and diplomatic negotiations have been key elements in efforts to clarify the nature of the program and prevent further escalation in the region.
