"Iran has the right to develop a nuclear program civilian and to use nuclear technologies for peaceful purposes: the Russian president said Vladimir Putin in an interview with Sky News Arabia.
Iran: Putin's words
“Iran has the right to pursue nuclear technology programs to peaceful purposes“, said Vladimir Putin, also announcing that the Russia is ready to provide Tehran with “assistance and the support needed for the development of peaceful nuclear energy, just as it has done in previous years.”
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has no data to indicate that Iran is attempting to develop nuclear army, Putin stressed, emphasizing that “Iran has repeatedly stated that it is not seeking to do so. And the IAEA has no evidence or signs that indicate the development of nuclear weapons” by Tehran.
“I would like to recall that Iran has adopted a fatwa prohibiting the possession of nuclear weapons – the Russian leader said, as reported by Tass -. And it is of great importance,” especially given the fact that Iran is an Islamic nation governed by its own principles.
Putin on Ukraine: “Ukraine is ours, essential to eliminate its Nazi character”
After having stated yesterday, speaking at the International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, that Russians and Ukrainians are one people, and in this sense all of Ukraine is ours“. Vladimir Putin returns to talk about the conflict against Kiev, defining it as “essential eliminate the Nazi character of Ukraine and the Nazi elements within the
Ukrainian leadership”.
Ukraine, he warned, must recognize the results of the referendums held in Donbass and Novorossiya (the breakaway areas of Ukraine) to reach a solution to the conflict. “It is essential that Ukraine recognizes the results of the referendums held in the four regions,” Putin said, referring to the regions of Lugansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia. “Ukraine must also recognize its interest in maintaining long-term friendly relations with Russia.”
Israel: “50% of Iran’s missile launchers destroyed”
Returning to the Middle East, the mutual attacks between Israel and Iran continued during the night, with Tel Aviv striking again, for the second time since the beginning of the war, the Iranian nuclear site in Isfahan during the night for the second time since the beginning of the war.
The IDF said that in recent days, waves of intense attacks by Israeli fighter jets have Over 50% of ballistic missile launchers destroyed and many more are trapped in the affected tunnels in the Iranian mountains. According to the military, the Iranians are now having difficulty firing dozens of missiles programmed against Israel from western Iran and are operating from the east. Not only that, Foreign Minister Saar reported that the strikes against Iran have delayed Tehran's ability to develop a nuclear weapon “at least two or three years old.”
Iran threatens IAEA director
Iran has filed a complaint against the director general of the Agency
International Atomic Energy Society (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for "its approach to the Iranian nuclear program": IRNA reports.
In a letter to the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, and the UNSC, Iran's representative to the UN, Saeed Iravani, said that "the statements by the head of the IAEA against the Iranian nuclear program, released on the eve of the Israeli attacks against Iran, have violated clearly and seriously the principle of impartiality. He did not intentionally refer to resolutions against any threat or use of force against nuclear facilities of other countries. “He will pay”, they added.
