‘It is unholy, It is illegal’: Iran President Pezeshkian denies nuclear bomb ambition

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has ruled out any ambition to develop a nuclear weapon and said Tehran is ready to allow international inspectors to verify its nuclear programme, including measures to dilute its enriched uranium stockpile.Speaking to Fox News on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Pezeshkian said Iran was prepared to accept international verification but insisted that the country’s nuclear programme was not aimed at developing a bomb.“Not at all. Not at all. Our martyred, esteemed supreme leader had announced several times that from a religious decree, it is unholy. It is illegal,” Pezeshkian said.Pezeshkian also said Iran was willing to reduce its enriched nuclear material and accept international monitoring.“So that weapon's mass destruction. We said we’re willing to dilute them. It’s not a big deal.