Iran denies nuclear ambitions, says ready for talks

On Friday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated that Iran has no intention of acquiring nuclear weapons and that US sanctions against Tehran are unjustifiable and inhumane. The statement came during talks with Georgia's Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze at a UN biodiversity summit in Yerevan, Armenia.

Pezeshkian emphasized that Iran is ready for dialogue and rejects accusations that Iran seeks nuclear weapons, describing such claims as lies. He also denounced US sanctions against Iran as unjustifiable and inhumane, stating that Iran will not bow to coercion.

During his meeting with Kobakhidze, Pezeshkian called for a clear timeline to increase cooperation between Iran and Georgia, according to Iran's Tasnim news agency. The report quoted Kobakhidze as opposing foreign interference in neighboring countries' internal affairs, though his office did not elaborate on this statement in its own account of the meeting.

Kobakhidze highlighted the importance of dialogue and diplomacy in achieving de-escalation and lasting peace. Georgia's Civil Aviation Agency announced in September that it would comply with US sanctions, but Kobakhidze insisted that Tbilisi was not imposing its own bilateral sanctions on Iran.