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Iran has never sought to make nukes: Pezeshkian
President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Tuesday that Iran had never pursued to develop nuclear weapons, stressing that the country’s nuclear program solely aimed to meet the needs of the nation in the fields of health, medicine, industry, agriculture, science, and technology.
“Some countries, through baseless and false claims and extensive propaganda, have attempted to misrepresent Iran’s peaceful nuclear activities while the Islamic Republic of Iran has never sought to produce nuclear weapons,” Pezeshkian said as he met new Austrian Ambassador to Tehran Friedrich Stift, who delivered his credentials to the president, IRNA reported.
Pezeshkian took a swipe at what he called “country’s ill-wishers” for trying to disrupt the path of Iran’s “positive interactions” with the international community since the day he assumed office in August 2024.
He noted that cooperation and the development of ties with all countries, based on friendship, peace, and mutual interests, were the cornerstone of Iran’s foreign policy.
Iran’s nuclear program has been a source of contention with Western countries for more than two decades. While Iran insists that its nuclear activities are entirely peaceful and aimed at civilian purposes such as energy production and medical research, Western powers, the United States, Britian, France, and Germany, have long expressed concern that Tehran could be seeking the capability to develop nuclear weapons.
The Austrian envoy said that Vienna had always emphasized resolving issues through dialogue, interaction, and diplomacy, adding that his country was ready to support diplomatic processes.
“Austria has always been ready to host negotiations and facilitate the path of dialogue. We hope the coming years for the world — especially for the country and people of Iran — will be filled with stability, tranquility, peace, and progress.”
Iranian president also held separate meetings with new ambassadors of Oman, the UAE and Ghana.