Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian says Tehran is ready to assure the world that it is not seeking nuclear weapons, as a preliminary deal between Iran and the US begins to emerge.
“We are not seeking unrest in the region,” he tells IRNA, claiming instead that “the one seeking to destabilize the region” is Israel.
Iran, which is avowed to destroy Israel, has a stockpile of more than 400 kilograms of uranium that has been enriched to a point that it is a short technical step from weapons-grade. Israeli officials have said it is sufficient for 11 nuclear bombs if enriched further.
Tehran has long claimed that it is not seeking nuclear weapons, despite the fact that it has enriched uranium to a level that the UN atomic agency says has no civilian use.
Pezeshkian also says that Tehran’s negotiating team “will not compromise the country’s honor and pride in any way.”
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