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Iran Rejects Nuclear Claims and US Sanctions While Offering Dialogue
- •Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian denied seeking nuclear weapons and condemned US sanctions as unjustifiable during talks in Yerevan.
- •Pezeshkian expressed readiness for dialogue while emphasizing that Iran will not bow to foreign coercion or pressure.
- •The Iranian leader met with Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on the sidelines of a UN biodiversity summit to discuss bilateral ties and regional security.
- •Pezeshkian called for a clear timetable to expand cooperation with Georgia, despite recent tensions over aviation links affected by US sanctions.
Key Questions Answered
During talks with Georgia's prime minister, President Masoud Pezeshkian denied that Tehran seeks nuclear weapons, dismissed propaganda as lies, expressed a continued readiness for dialogue, and condemned US sanctions as unjustifiable and inhumane.
Georgia's Civil Aviation Agency announced in September that it would comply with the US sanctions regime against Iranian airlines, resulting in the cutting of aviation links between the two countries, though Georgian premier Irakli Kobakhidze insisted Tbilisi was not imposing bilateral sanctions.
The two leaders met on the sidelines of a UN biodiversity summit in Yerevan to discuss bilateral ties, regional security, and expanding cooperation between Tehran and Tbilisi, with Kobakhidze stressing the importance of diplomacy for lasting peace.
