Iran says it has nuclear weapons capabilities long time ago

TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (YPA) – Spokesman for the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization, Behrouz Kamalvandi, on Saturday said that his country has had “the capabilities to manufacture nuclear weapons a long time ago.”

Kamalvandi added, in an interview with the Student News Agency, “Our beliefs and the instructions of the leader of the revolution prevent us from obtaining them (weapons).”

He stressed that the West has no choice but to deal with Iran, noting that “the Islamic Republic’s resistance in diplomacy forces the West to accept the existing reality.”

“The allegations against Iran’s nuclear program are repeated,” Kamalvandi, said, affirming that “time is passing in favor of Iran.”

He continued, “We work under the strict supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and it is not logical to claim that we are trying to reach a nuclear weapon.”

YPA