The president of Iran reaffirmed Iran's nuclear energy rights and emphasized that Iran has no intention of manufacturing nuclear weapons

Iranian President Pezenizyan reaffirmed that Iran will never give up its right to develop civilian nuclear energy under any circumstances and emphasized that Tehran has no intention of manufacturing nuclear weapons. He said, "We will never give up the development of peaceful nuclear energy under any circumstances."

Bloomberg reported that Masoud Pezeshkian made the above remarks at a diplomatic forum in Tehran on Sunday (May 18th). His statement came at a time when the rhetoric between the United States and Iran over the nuclear issue was heating up.

One day ago, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei criticized US President Donald Trump as a "liar" and accused Trump of abusing his power.

The Trump administration is pushing Iran to completely dismantle its nuclear program and has warned that military measures will not be ruled out if the negotiations break down. In response to this, Pezenizyan said, "We do not seek to go to war with any country." We merely ask them to recognize our rights. We have the right to conduct peaceful nuclear research and make use of it. This science is of vital importance to our medicine, agriculture and industry.

Iran's Foreign Minister and chief negotiator, Araghzi, previously stated that Tehran would not give up its right to enrich uranium in the country and hoped to accept technical restrictions for a certain period of time to demonstrate the peaceful nature of its nuclear program.