BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 26. Reports from the International Atomic Energy Agency and Iranian doctrine indicate that Iran has never aspired to acquire nuclear weapons, Esmail Baghaei, spokesperson for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), said at a press conference in Tehran, Trend reports.
According to him, the constant statements by Western countries that “Iran must never possess nuclear weapons” do not match reality.
Baghaei stated that, based on this, attacks on Iran’s peaceful nuclear facilities are illegitimate.
On the morning of June 13, 2025, Israel launched military air strikes against Iran. The strikes killed a large number of high-ranking military officials, generals, nuclear scientists, and other high-ranking officials.
In the evening of the same day, Iran responded to Israel with Operation True Promise III: hundreds of ballistic missiles and drones were launched at many targets, including Tel Aviv, resulting in civilian casualties and widespread destruction.
On June 22, the U.S. launched military airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities. It was reported that the airstrikes destroyed Iranian nuclear facilities.