# Pezeshkian: Iran opposes restrictions on access to peaceful nuclear technology

https://mins.news/en/item/70918

- TASS, 2026-09-23 15:49 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2191769

> Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told the UN General Assembly that peaceful nuclear technology should not be reserved for a small group of countries and that Iran will develop nuclear energy. He said Iran rejects both nuclear weapons and being denied nuclear knowledge, calling for the nuclear issue to be settled through a mutual agreement rather than on the battlefield.

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