Iran stresses commitment to nuclear nonproliferation

TEHERAN — Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday that his country was not seeking a nuclear weapon, a day after US President Donald Trump made some remarks on the matter.

"We are not seeking nuclear weapons," said Pezeshkian in a meeting with foreign diplomats in Teheran, adding that "verifying this issue is an easy task".

Trump on Tuesday said that he wants "Iran to be a great and successful country, but one that cannot have a nuclear weapon". He made the point in a post on his Truth Social platform.