Iran's president says country will rebuild nuclear facilities 'with greater strength' - Reuters
Photo: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (Getty Images)
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country will rebuild its nuclear facilities "with greater strength," Reuters reports.
"Destroying buildings and factories will not create a problem for us; we will rebuild and with greater strength," Iran's president told state media.
He added that Iran does not seek to obtain nuclear weapons, saying the program has a purely civilian purpose.
"It's all intended for solving the problems of the people, for disease, for the health of the people," Pezeshkian said, referring to Iran's nuclear activity.
The Iranian president made these remarks during a visit to the Atomic Energy Organization, where he met with the country's nuclear industry leaders.
Iran continues its nuclear program
Earlier, Pezeshkian said Iran would not withdraw from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
In response, on September 27, the UN reinstated an arms embargo and other sanctions against Iran that had been imposed by the UN Security Council between 2006 and 2010.
The British government also imposed sanctions on dozens of Iranian individuals and organizations.
At the same time, Iran has accelerated construction of an underground facility near the Natanz nuclear complex. The move came several months after the US and Israel carried out strikes on key nuclear sites in the country.
