TREE NEWS update: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Wednesday at the UN General Assembly in New York that Iran has no intention of developing nuclear weapons but will not give up its right to nuclear technology for economic development. He said the dispute over Iran’s nuclear program will not be “solved on the battlefield,” adding: “We state clearly: no nuclear weapons, and no deprivation of nuclear knowledge.”
Iran’s President Defends Nuclear Enrichment Rights at UN General Assembly
Pezeshkian's framing recasts the nuclear file as a development and sovereignty question rather than a security one, which is a notable rhetorical shift from a podium where Iran is usually addressed as a proliferation risk. The explicit rejection of a battlefield solution signals openness to a negotiated track, though the material offers no indication of what terms, timeline or counterparties that would involve. For markets watching Middle East risk and energy flows, the open question is whether this language translates into any concrete diplomatic process, or remains declaratory.
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