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August 31, 2012

Iran Leader Renews Call for Nuclear-Free World 
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The IAEA report comes as Iran continues to host a meeting of the
Non-Alligned Movement in Tehran. Addressing the 120-nation gathering on
Thursday, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei repeated his
government's insistence on a peaceful nuclear program and its call for a
nuclear-weapons free world.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: "I repeat that the Islamic Republic of Iran is
not developing capabilities for nuclear weapons, but also, (Iran) will
not overlook the rights of its people and their need for access to
peaceful nuclear energy. Our motto is nuclear energy for all and nuclear
weapons is for none. We stand by both of these mottos. And we know that
breaking the bias views that some Western countries hold about the
production of nuclear energy and the underlying fundamentals, is to the
benefit of all nations."

 

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