Iran's President Announces Plans to Rebuild Nuclear Facilities

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated on Sunday that Tehran will rebuild its nuclear facilities "with greater strength," while emphasizing that the country does not intend to develop a nuclear weapon.

US President Donald Trump has warned he would order fresh attacks on Iran’s nuclear sites should Tehran try to restart facilities the US bombed in June, The Caspian Post reports citing foreign media.

Pezeshkian made his comments during a visit to the country’s Atomic Energy Organization, during which he met with senior managers from Iran’s nuclear industry.

“Destroying buildings and factories will not create a problem for us. We will rebuild and with greater strength,” the Iranian president told state media.

In June, the US launched strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities that Washington said were part of a programme geared towards developing nuclear weapons. Tehran maintained its nuclear programme is for purely civilian purposes.

“It’s all intended for solving the problems of the people, for disease, for the health of the people,” Pezeshkian said in reference to Iran’s nuclear activities.