Iran ‘serious’ in talks and seeks deal, will ‘powerfully’ pursue peaceful nuclear activities: Pres.
Iran’s president has emphasized that the Islamic Republic is “serious” in its indirect talks with the US in pursuit of an agreement based on peace, underlining the country’s continued all-out determination to pursue peaceful nuclear activities.
“We are negotiating [seriously] because we desire peace,” Masoud Pezeshkian said on Sunday, while underscoring that the country would not give up its nuclear achievements, particularly in the realm of peaceful energy.
“We will continue to pursue these peaceful activities in a powerful manner,” he added, addressing a cabinet meeting.
‘Dismantlement of Iran’s entire nuclear sites unacceptable’
Pezeshkian, meanwhile, clarified that the Islamic Republic found the demand for dismantlement of its entire nuclear infrastructure “unacceptable.”
For years, the United States and its allies have sought to accuse the Islamic Republic of pursuing “nuclear weapons,” despite Iran’s consistent and unwavering declarations that it does not seek, develop, or stockpile such weaponry in line with its moral and religious principles.
As per the claims, the US and its allies have targeted the Islamic Republic with a whole host of illegal and unilateral sanctions.
The US and the Israeli regime, Washington’s most cherished regional ally, have also been issuing recurrent threats of attacking Iran’s nuclear sites, and calling for wholesale elimination of the nation’s nuclear facilities — a demand that was most recently reiterated by US President Donald Trump.
This is while, the Islamic Republic’s commitment to a peaceful nuclear program has been thoroughly validated by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which has found no evidence to support Washington’s and its allied parties’ claims.
Unexceptional verification of the Islamic Republic’s nuclear activities have been the result of the IAEA’s putting the country’s nuclear work under the most rigorous scrutiny compared to any other member state.
Pezeshkian likewise noted that “the Islamic Republic of Iran has never pursued, is not pursuing, and will never pursue nuclear weapons.”
He reaffirmed the nation’s religious and legal position against the development of nuclear weapons, citing Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei’s fatwa (religious decree), which has categorically forbidden such pursuit.
The president, meanwhile, said that Iran was decisively following up its nuclear energy work since nuclear technology significantly benefited the nation, not just in terms of energy production, but as far as vital sectors such as medicine, agriculture, and environmental protection were concerned.
The cabinet session also addressed broader regional issues, with Pezeshkian reiterating that Iran also sought peace and security for the entire region.
He repeated Iran’s belief in a stable West Asia region, without the interference of foreign powers.
Accordingly, the president called for regional solidarity, while denouncing the Israeli regime for exacerbating instability in the region through incessant occupation and acts of deadly aggression.
