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Iran 'has no interest in nuclear arms'

Iran has no interest in nuclear weapons, but will keep pursuing peaceful nuclear energy, its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told heads of state from developing countries in Tehran.

Iran, hosting a summit of the 120-nation Non-Aligned Movement, is hoping the high-profile event will prove Western efforts to isolate and punish it economically over a disputed nuclear programme have failed.

"Our motto is nuclear energy for all and nuclear weapons for none," Mr Khamenei said.

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