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The Iranian president says the Islamic Republic will not retreat one inch from its right to develop nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.
Iran is resolute in defending its rights, said Hassan Rouhani in a joint flag-raising ceremony of the Armed Forces in the southern city of Ahwaz yesterday.“Iran has never sought nuclear weapons and will not do so as this is the fatwa of the Leader (of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei) and also our country’s commitment,” he said.
“We, as a country which persistently insists on defending its rights, will not budge an inch on our rights as we won’t allow an inch of our territory to be encroached upon,” the president added.
Stressing that Iran is not seeking weapons of mass destruction, Rouhani said Tehran has joined all international conventions banning the use of such arms.
However, he stressed, Tehran will not back down from developing peaceful technologies. — Press TV
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