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Pezeshkian rejects U.S. nuclear enrichment allegations

3 sourcesUpdated 12 Sept 2026, 2:49 pm Coverage regionsGlobal · International
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Pezeshkian rejected U.S. and Israeli allegations that Iran is expanding enrichment to build weapons.

He said Iran’s nuclear activity follows international rules and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

He described the accusations as false propaganda and an alibi for military attacks.

He said Iran is willing to negotiate on its nuclear programme within the NPT framework.

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He ruled out immediate direct talks with U.S. President Donald Trump, citing a severe trust crisis after the killing of Iran’s former Supreme Leader.

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The coverage broadly agrees that Pezeshkian denied the enrichment charge, defended Iran’s nuclear programme as NPT-based, and linked the dispute to deep mistrust with Washington.

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What remains unsettled is whether the parties will resume direct talks, since Pezeshkian ruled that out for now and tied any shift to the trust crisis. The reporting also leaves the wider dispute over the enrichment allegations as a contested claim rather than a resolved fact, with both sides still at odds.

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The reports say Pezeshkian rejected accusations that Iran is building nuclear weapons and framed the claims as propaganda and pretexts for attack. They also say he affirmed willingness to negotiate, but only within the NPT and international rules. The coverage adds that he does not want immediate direct talks with Washington because trust has been badly damaged. A recurring detail is his criticism of the scrutiny applied to Iran compared with Israel’s nuclear capabilities.

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Pezeshkian rejects US's nuclear enrichment charge, says it's an alibi to attack Tehran

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In an exclusive interview, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian rejected US and Israeli allegations that Tehran is expanding a nuclear enrichment programme to build weapons. He stated that Iran's nuclear activities follow international rules and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, and claimed the accusations are false propaganda used as a pretext for military attacks. Pezeshkian also ruled out immediate direct talks with US President Donald Trump, citing a severe crisis of trust caused by the killing of former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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Pezeshkian rejects US nuclear charge, says ‘enrichment’ was an alibi to attack Iran

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian rejected US and Israeli accusations regarding a nuclear enrichment programme, describing them as pretexts for military aggression against his country. Speaking in an interview, he emphasized that Iran operates within international rules and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty while questioning why Israel's nuclear capabilities avoid similar scrutiny. Pezeshkian also linked a severe trust deficit and the reluctance to hold direct US talks to the killing of Iran's former Supreme Leader during the ongoing conflict.

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Pezeshkian’s nuclear message to the world: Iran wants talks, but within NPT rules

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated in an interview that Tehran remains willing to negotiate on its nuclear programme strictly within the framework of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and international rules. He dismissed allegations of pursuing nuclear weapons as propaganda and alibis used by adversaries to justify attacks on Iran. Furthermore, Pezeshkian ruled out an immediate resumption of direct talks with Washington, asserting that trust has been deeply damaged following the killing of the former Iranian supreme leader.