Iran ready to guarantee it will not pursue nuclear weapons, wants assurance of its right to peaceful nuclear uses

New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- Iran is prepared to guarantee that it will not pursue nuclear weapons but wants the US to assure that its peaceful nuclear rights are secured, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said.

Iran had, on February 9, expressed willingness to dilute 60 per cent of its enriched Uranium if sanctions imposed on it are removed. Mohammad Eslami, Head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran, said Tehran may consider diluting 60 per cent if all sanctions were lifted in return, according to Iran's MEHR news agency (MNA).

Iranian news agency (IRNA) said on Wednesday that Tehran is prepared to offer guarantees that it will not pursue nuclear weapons, and at the same time, the other side also needs to guarantee Iran's right to pe...