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2026-02-17 22:10:02
[Iran's Supreme Leader: Iran's Weapons Affairs and Peaceful Nuclear Program "Have Nothing to Do with the US"] Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei stated on the 17th that Iran's weapons affairs and peaceful nuclear program "have nothing to do with the United States," and that the type or range of missiles Iran possesses "has nothing to do with the United States." He called US interference "unreasonable." According to the official website of the Supreme Leader's office, Khamenei stated during a meeting with people from East Azerbaijan province that day that it is necessary for the Iranian nation to possess deterrent weapons. "The United States interferes in (Iran's) weapons issue, saying that Iran should not possess a certain type or range of missiles. This is a matter for the Iranian nation itself and has nothing to do with the United States," Khamenei pointed out. He added that the United States' "unreasonableness" is a sign of its decline, manifested in its interference in Iranian affairs, especially Iran's weapons affairs. (Xinhua)
