Iranian Media: President Pezeshkian Insists on Country's Right to Nuclear Capabilities
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has pushed back against Donald Trump's claims, insisting on Iran's right to nuclear capabilities and denying assertions of an imminent deal to end their nuclear program.
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- 📰 Published: April 19, 2026 at 17:33
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According to Reuters, Masoud Pezeshkian stated: "Trump says Iran has no right to possess nuclear weapons, but he doesn't point out what crime we actually committed. On what grounds does he deprive a country of its right (to nuclear capabilities)?"
Foreign media recently reported that Trump claimed on the 17th that Iran had almost agreed to all his demands to permanently end its nuclear program, and that US-Iran negotiations should progress very quickly. However, Iran only stated that the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened to commercial shipping, refuting most of Trump's optimistic claims.
Trump also said that any peace agreement reached between the US and Iran would include both sides using excavators to remove uranium from Iranian nuclear facilities, which would then be transferred to US territory. In response, the Iranian Foreign Ministry stated that Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium will not be transferred anywhere. (Translation: Hung Chi-yuan) 1150419
Foreign media recently reported that Trump claimed on the 17th that Iran had almost agreed to all his demands to permanently end its nuclear program, and that US-Iran negotiations should progress very quickly. However, Iran only stated that the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened to commercial shipping, refuting most of Trump's optimistic claims.
Trump also said that any peace agreement reached between the US and Iran would include both sides using excavators to remove uranium from Iranian nuclear facilities, which would then be transferred to US territory. In response, the Iranian Foreign Ministry stated that Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium will not be transferred anywhere. (Translation: Hung Chi-yuan) 1150419