Iran says it will not build atomic bomb but will keep uranium enrichment

Tehran, Iran. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran was not seeking to build an atomic bomb but would not relinquish what it described as its right to enrich uranium, as Washington-Tehran talks got underway.

Statement on nuclear policy

Pezeshkian said Iran could put in writing that it had no intention of building the bomb, according to a statement reported on the Iranian Presidency’s webpage. He added, however, that enrichment would not be abandoned.

Reference to treaty rights

The Non-Proliferation Treaty signed by Iran guarantees the right to enrich uranium for non-military purposes, according to the report.