Iran FM Calls Nuclear Weapons Claim a ‘Big Lie’

The rhetorical move matters more than the denial itself: Tehran is reframing the non-proliferation debate from capability to credibility, using its NPT and IAEA record as the counterweight to Israeli and Western claims. That framing targets the political space in which sanctions and inspections demands are negotiated, not the technical file. The open question is whether this signals a harder line in any renewed diplomatic track, or simply messaging for domestic and regional audiences.