Khamenei Denies Iranian Nuclear Arms Program

In a recent television broadcast, supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei announced that Iran "fundamentally rejects nuclear weapons". The Ayatollah stated that the US has made, and continues to make, false accusations against Iran's nuclear program. The Ayatollah then went on to reiterate that Iran is developing nuclear technology only for the purpose of production of nuclear energy. This is the first official response from an Iranian official regarding a recently scrapped attempt by the US to put an anti-missile system in eastern Europe to protect against any potential Iranian bomb threat. International talks with Iran are scheduled to begin October 1st, and the US, the UK, France, Russia, and China are slated to attend.

Source: BBC

By: Grace Heimerl