‘Attempt to distort realities’: Iranian Embassy in India rejects Rubio’s remarks over Tehran’s nuclear programme
The Iranian Embassy in India has rejected comments made by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio regarding Iran's nuclear program. The embassy stated that Rubio's remarks distort regional realities and deflect attention from U.S. destabilizing policies. Iran emphasized its commitment to peaceful nuclear energy and condemned U.S. sanctions as harmful to its people.
- ▪The Iranian Embassy in India criticized U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's remarks on Iran's nuclear program.
- ▪Rubio stated that Iran can never have nuclear weapons and called for the turnover of enriched uranium.
- ▪The embassy claimed that U.S. sanctions have caused significant suffering among the Iranian population.
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The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in India on Sunday (May 24, 2026), rejected the recent remarks made by the U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and emphasised that such allegations constitute a clear attempt to distort the realities of the region and to deflect attention from destabilising policies of the U.S. and the Zionist regime.The statement was issued by Iran’s Embassy in India in response to Mr. Rubio’s remarks on talks with Iran.Iran-Israel war LIVE updatesSecretary of State Marco Rubio is currently on a four-day visit to India. “Iran can never have nuclear weapons,” Mr.
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