In Tehran, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran was not seeking nuclear weapons, which its supreme leader had banned in an edict, adding on Twitter that U.S. policies were hurting the Iranian people and causing regional tensions. . ..…

Zarif proposes regional non-aggression pact . . May 27, 2019 . . TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Sunday that he has proposed “regional non-aggression pact” during his three-day visit to Iraq. . ... Zarif returned to Tehran on..…

Zarif reiterated absence of whatever intention on the part of Tehran to pursue nuclear arms, reminding how Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the authority, has prohibited the weapons.. ..…

'We never violated the nuclear deal, and the US measures to use force violate the UN Security Council's resolution (2231), we counter any move to wage war (on us), powerfully and with resistance,' Zarif said in a joint press conference with his Iraqi counterpart Mohammed al-Hakim in Tehran..…