Iranian President insists on country's nuclear rights, ISNA reports

April 19, 2026 3:41 AM EDT

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, February 21, 2026. Iran's Presidential website/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS

DUBAI, ‌April 19 (Reuters) - ​U.S. ​President Donald Trump ‌has no justification to ⁠deprive Iran of ‌its nuclear rights, ‌the Iranian Student News Agency quoted ​Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian as ⁠saying on Sunday, as ​Washington and Tehran continue to face disagreements ​over nuclear ‌issues.

"Trump says Iran cannot ⁠make use of its nuclear ⁠rights but doesn't say for ​what crime. Who is he to deprive ‌a nation of its rights?" ‌Pezeshkian was ⁠quoted as ‌saying.

(Reporting ​by Dubai NewsroomEditing by Tomasz ‌Janowski)



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