Iranian spokesman: The attacks will not destroy our nuclear sector, and Tehran will not give up its rights

The spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Behrouz Kamalvandi, said that “military attacks, sabotage and terrorism cannot” destroy the Iranian nuclear sector, in a speech during the International Atomic Energy Agency conference, stressing that Iran will not give up its nuclear rights.

Kamalvandi stressed, according to what was reported by the official Iranian "IRNA" agency, on Tuesday, that Tehran "will not yield to pressure and will continue its peaceful nuclear activities within the framework of its legitimate rights."

The Iranian official attacked the International Atomic Energy Agency, because of its "silence regarding the attack on nuclear facilities" in his country, as well as the "political behavior" of the Agency's Director-General, and said: "The silence of countries in light of the violation of the United Nations Charter, the Agency's statute and the nuclear non-proliferation system, is not evidence of neutrality."

US President Donald Trump has always stressed that his country will never allow Iran to manufacture a nuclear weapon.

Kamalvandi's statements came at a time when the region is witnessing tensions in light of the failure to reach an agreement on ending the ongoing war between the United States and Iran and reopening the Strait of Hormuz normally as it was previously.

Trump said on Monday that the United States is open to engaging in efforts to conclude an agreement with Iran, noting that the latter is seeking to do so.

He wrote on the Truth Social platform: “Iran, which is suffering from failure, is seeking to conclude an agreement, and it wants it very badly and urgently. I will decide whether the United States chooses to engage in this matter or not; it is an option to which we are open.”