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Iran supports the establishment of a Middle East free of nuclear weapons and backs efforts to dispose of existing ones in the region, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said today.
We are at the forefront of efforts to scrap nuclear weapons, Mehmanparast said at a press conference in Tehran aired live by Irans state television.
Iranian authorities complain of double standards over their countrys nuclear program, which they say is solely civilian while the U.S. and Israel say it may have military intent. Israel neither confirms nor denies its reputed nuclear-weapons arsenal. The London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies estimates that Israel has as many as 200 nuclear warheads.
Countries which speak against our peaceful nuclear activities have themselves committed violations and acted against the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Mehmanparast said. He said Iran, a signatory, abides by the treaty.
Read more: Iran Backs Nuclear-Free Middle East in Dig at Israeli Arsenal - Bloomberg
We are at the forefront of efforts to scrap nuclear weapons, Mehmanparast said at a press conference in Tehran aired live by Irans state television.
Iranian authorities complain of double standards over their countrys nuclear program, which they say is solely civilian while the U.S. and Israel say it may have military intent. Israel neither confirms nor denies its reputed nuclear-weapons arsenal. The London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies estimates that Israel has as many as 200 nuclear warheads.
Countries which speak against our peaceful nuclear activities have themselves committed violations and acted against the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Mehmanparast said. He said Iran, a signatory, abides by the treaty.
Read more: Iran Backs Nuclear-Free Middle East in Dig at Israeli Arsenal - Bloomberg
