Iran Blasts U.S. for ‘Dark History of Using Nukes’
TEHRAN – Iran on Sunday hit out at the “dark” U.S. history for using nuclear weapons for the first time as the world marked 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani questioned U.S. calls for the elimination of weapons of mass destruction.
The U.S. has “a dark history of using nukes as a WMD & aiding an illegitimate regime with the largest nuclear arsenal,” he wrote on his X account. “Is it fit to be the flag bearer of a nuclear weapons ban!?”
Kanaani also rejected Washington’s claims about Iran’s nuclear activities as “a deliberate repetition of a big lie.”
On August 6, 1945, the U.S. dropped the world’s first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, killing thousands instantly and about 140,000 by the end of the year. Three days later, it dropped a second bomb on Nagasaki, killing another 70,000.
In West Asia, the occupying regime of Israel is estimated to possess 200 to 400 nuclear warheads in its arsenal, making it the sole possessor of non-conventional arms in the region.
In recent years, Washington has been persistently attempting to fuel fears about Iran’s nuclear program, whose peaceful nature has been verified by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).