Iranian president says Tehran does not seek nuclear weapons


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  • Monday, 16 Jun 2025

FILE PHOTO: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during a meeting in Ilam, Iran, June 12, 2025. Iran's Presidential website/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran does not intend to develop nuclear weapons but will pursue its right to nuclear energy and research, President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday, reiterating Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's religious edict against weapons of mass destruction.

(Reporting by Dubai Newsroom; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)

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