It Is Impossible to Live in a World Where Iran Has Nuclear Weapons: U.S. Secretary of State

If Iran wishes to have a peaceful civilian nuclear program, that is to say, nuclear power plants like other countries around the world, there is a way to achieve that: reactors are being built, and enriched uranium is being imported to operate these reactors. This is how dozens of countries around the world are doing it.

This was stated by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, as reported by TASS.

“But it is impossible to live in a world where Iran has nuclear weapons,” said the Secretary of State. He emphasized that the only countries in the world enriching uranium are those that possess nuclear weapons. “Iran claims it does not want nuclear weapons, but it is enriching uranium. The level at which they are enriching uranium is concerning because if you can enrich it to 3.67 percent, in just a few weeks you can reach 20 percent, and then 60 percent, and after that the 80 and 90 percent necessary for weapons.”

The path forward is simple: Iran must agree to stop enriching uranium, and instead import the enriched uranium necessary for the reactors they need for nuclear energy. “This is their opportunity if they choose to take it. This is the best opportunity they will have. President Trump is a president of peace. He does not want war. He does not want conflict... And there is a way forward here. But what cannot happen is living in a world where Iran has nuclear weapons,” Rubio stated.

According to the Secretary of State, Iran must also allow American inspectors to visit and inspect its nuclear facilities. “You must open all your facilities. Therefore, I believe if Iran is truly interested in peaceful nuclear energy, as it likes to repeat, then they should not fear any kind of inspections, including those from Americans.

Iran could benefit from real economic development, investments in their country, but they must stop sponsoring terrorists, aiding Houthis, constructing long-range missiles, which are indicative of possessing nuclear weapons, and they must cease enriching uranium. These are not unreasonable requests. Around the world, there are countries that have nuclear energy but do not enrich uranium, do not have long-range missiles, and do not sponsor terrorism. That pathway exists for them. That is the path to peace. And frankly, I pray and hope, and we will do everything we can to convince them that they need to accept it,” Rubio concluded.