Speaking on Saturday at the holy shrine of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic, Araqchi stated: “Enrichment is one of the country’s essential needs. Merely because they are concerned about Iran’s nuclear program, they have no right to deprive the Iranian nation of its rights. This is unacceptable to the Iranian people.”
Referring to some countries’ claims about Iran pursuing nuclear weapons, he added: “If the issue is nuclear weapons, we reject them. We have been and remain the standard-bearers of the rejection of nuclear weapons. On this matter, we share their stance.”
Araqchi said that although the opposing parties claim to be committed to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and the elimination of their own nuclear weapons, they have never acted on this commitment. “On the contrary, they are doing the opposite.”
In another part of his speech, he stated: “The path we are taking today after the Revolution is based on the framework established by Imam Khomeini (RA) in foreign policy. The foundation of our foreign policy is the principle of rejecting domination.”
Iran’s Foreign Minister affirmed: “We will continue on our path with strength, keeping the directives of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei as our guiding light. We see ourselves as soldiers of Imam Khomeini (RA) and the Supreme Leader.”
