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Pezeshkian Says Iran Does Not Seek Nuclear Weapons, Denies Directing Houthis

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in a U.S. television interview that Iran is not pursuing nuclear weapons because of a religious decree, even though the country has reached 60% uranium enrichment. Asked about Yemen's Houthi rebels, Pezeshkian said Tehran does not dictate what they do. "The Houthis are responsible for their actions. They don't take orders," he said, while acknowledging that Iran is in contact with the rebels. Pezeshkian also discussed his conversations with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei and said Khamenei is in good health and able to govern.

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Courtroom-sketch editorial illustration of the United Nations Secretariat Building in New York, seen from below against the late-afternoon sky on September 22, 2014, as delegates arrived for that year's General Assembly; a contextual image of U.N. Headquarters, not a depiction of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian or his September 2026 television interview.

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834 events
  1. Netanyahu Tells U.N. Striking Iran's Nuclear Sites Was One of His 'Easiest Decisions' (Updated)
  2. Iranian Airline Flights to UAE Canceled Amid U.S. Aviation Sanctions
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  5. Netanyahu Tells U.N. Striking Iran's Nuclear Sites Was One of His 'Easiest Decisions'
  6. Senate Rejects Iran War Powers Resolution 49-50 as Four Republicans Back It
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  8. Miliband Tells Araghchi UK Will Combat Iran-Linked Threats, Including to British Jews
  9. U.S. Senate Rejects Iran War Powers Resolution in 50-49 Vote
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