TEHRAN, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) — President Ebrahim Raisi said on Monday Iran did not seek to develop nuclear weapons but would employ nuclear technology for civilian purposes.
“Nuclear industry and nuclear capability are the right of the Islamic Republic and the people of Iran, and we have repeatedly said that nuclear weapons have no place in the doctrine of the Islamic Republic,” Raisi told a press conference.
Iran seeks to use nuclear technology in agriculture, oil and gas, medicine and many other civilian sectors, he said.
The Iranian government and its officials, according to Raisi, have repeatedly stated Iran’s position on the development of nuclear weapons.
Raisi lambasted Israel for wanting to prevent Iran from having nuclear capability and having access to relevant knowledge.
“But today, this knowledge has become indigenous and cannot be taken away from Iran,” he said. ■
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi speaks at a press conference in Tehran, Iran, on Aug. 29, 2022. Raisi said on Monday Iran did not seek to develop nuclear weapons but would employ nuclear technology for civilian purposes. (Iranian Presidential Website/Handout via Xinhua)
