Tehran [Iran], November 3: Tehran aims to rebuild the nuclear facilities damaged by attacks by US and Israeli forces in June, President Masoud Pezeshkian has indicated, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday.
"The government stands with all its powers behind the necessary competence to continue the nuclear reconstruction," Pezeshkian said according to the agency, which is linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Pezeshkian stressed that Tehran was not pursuing a nuclear weapons programme, but wanted to use nuclear energy for civil purposes. He described allegations from the West in this regard as "a lie" aimed at blocking Iran's scientific progress.
Israel regards Tehran's nuclear programme as an existential threat and waged a 12-day war against Iran in June to destroy it. US and Israeli forces bombed the installations, with US President Donald Trump claiming that they had been destroyed, while Tehran spoke of severe damage. (DPA)
Source: Qatar Tribune
