Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian flatly denied Thursday that Tehran wants a nuclear bomb while claiming Iran is willing to submit its nuclear program for international inspection, blaming Washington for the nearly seven-month war in the Middle East and accusing it of blocking diplomacy. Asked point-blank during an exclusive interview on Fox News’ "Special Report," "Do you want a nuclear bomb or not?" Pezeshkian firmly rejected the premise. Our martyred, esteemed supreme leader had announced several times that from a religious decree, it is unholy.
It is illegal," he told Brett Baier, referencing religious edicts issued against weapons of mass destruction. IRAN 'ALREADY AGREED' TO GIVING UP NUCLEAR WEAPON AMBITIONS, TRUMP REVEALS The Iranian leader's public denial came amid long-term international scrutiny of Iran’s nuclear program and its enrichment of uranium to levels well beyond those typically used for civilian nuclear power. This, in fact, became President Donald Trump's central rationale for launching Operation Epic Fury back in February.
On Thursday, however, Pezeshkian went on to indicate that Tehran would be open to lowering its enrichment levels and allowing outside verification as part of an effort to ease nuclear tensions. "So that weapon's mass destruction. We said we’re willing to dilute them.
We are willing to submit ourselves to verification," he said. Pezeshkian also pointed to the failed memorandum of understanding, or MOU, signed by himself and President Donald Trump in June that was intended to halt hostilities and establish a framework for a broader U.S.-Iran agreement. The process was intended by Washington to lead to an end to Iran’s nuclear ambitions and included a 60-day process toward that final agreement.
We did reach an agreement with your president," Pezeshkian said of President Donald Trump, who signed the agreement. "That agreement was signed, and based on that, we are willing and still wish to move forward," he claimed. IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL HINGES ON IAEA ACCESS TO LONG-BLOCKED ATOMIC WEAPON SITES, EXPERTS SAY "And the framework was agreed upon.
We had not closed the Strait of Hormuz; it was open, without any legal justification or framework," he said. They assassinated and martyred our esteemed supreme leader, our scientists are military commanders and government." Pezeshkian went on to criticize Washington for the subsequent breakdown in diplomacy but insisted Tehran remains prepared to reach an agreement. "The problem is that America, instead of conducting dialog, they descend into the arena by bombing us first, by blocking every pathway.
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