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Iran rules out nuclear weapons

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has told NBC News that his administration will "never develop nuclear weapons under any circumstances" and that he has full authority to make a deal with the West over his country's disputed nuclear programme.

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Iran president says he'll never develop nuclear weapons

The Twitter account of the Iranian president has posted a picture of the interview Credit: Twitter/Hassan Rouhani

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has told NBC News that his administration will "never develop nuclear weapons under any circumstances" and that he has full authority to make a deal with the West over his country's disputed nuclear programme.

The US network claimed that the president "struck a conciliatory tone" in his interview with its correspondent Ann Curry.

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