Iran president says 'not seeking nuclear weapons'

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian stressed on Thursday that his country has never sought to develop nuclear weapons. He made the remarks at a ceremony in Tehran to mark the 46th anniversary of the victory of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, according to a statement by his office.

The ceremony was attended by foreign ambassadors and representatives of international organizations in Iran's capital.  The remarks came as U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday took an executive action to restore the "maximum pressure" campaign against Iran, aiming to prevent the country from obtaining nuclear weapons.