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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Patrick Wintour in Lisbon

Iran says it could end ban on possessing nuclear weapons if sanctions reimposed

Seyed Abbas Araghchi sits at a table beside the Iranian flag
Seyed Abbas Araghchi, the Iranian foreign minister, speaking in Lisbon. Photograph: José Sena Goulão/EPA

The nuclear debate inside Iran is likely to shift towards the possession of its own weapons if the west goes ahead with a threat to reimpose all UN sanctions, the country’s foreign minister has said.

Seyed Abbas Araghchi said in an interview that Iran already had the capability and knowledge to create nuclear weapons, but said they did not form part of its security strategy. He also said Tehran was prepared to keep supplying arms to Hezbollah in Lebanon.

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