Iran not seeking WMDs: President

Tehran, Feb 6, IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that Iran is not pursuing access to Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs). 'Iran's missiles are for defense,' President Hassan Rouhani noted in a press conference. He referred to the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei's decree on prohibition of WMDs and said that 'we will not pursue access to such weapons'. Commenting on the US call for negotiating on Iran's missile capabilities, he urged Washington to give up pressures and sanctions. 1378/IRNA