Marco Rubio, Secretary of State and National Security Advisor of the United States, on Friday, November 13, in a speech at the "National Lawyers' Conference" of the Federalist Society in Washington, said about the nuclear program of the Islamic Republic of Iran that the authorities of Iran deny obtaining nuclear weapons, but according to him, they sought to obtain all the facilities necessary to build the nuclear weapons.
"They were looking for nuclear weapons, and they always say, 'We're not interested in nuclear weapons,'" Rubio said. "No, they are only interested in everything related to the production of nuclear weapons."
Referring to Iran's missile program and uranium enrichment, he added: "They built missiles that could be used for nuclear weapons. They enriched uranium far beyond the required level. If what they wanted was nuclear power, they could have it; Just like South Korea, Japan and other countries. Rubio then compared the Islamic Republic's nuclear program to buying weapons and ammunition, saying: "It's like someone saying I'm not going to commit a violent act; I just want to buy ammunition and a gun, but the ammunition isn't in the gun yet. It only takes a second to load the ammo into the gun and turn it into a human weapon that can kill. ".
The Islamic Republic has always rejected the attempt to build nuclear weapons. America and other Western countries have expressed concern over Iran's high level of uranium enrichment and other nuclear activities in recent years.