Iran's nuclear weapons program should be 'totally dismantled', says exiled prince Reza Pahlavi

As the second round of nuclear negotiations was underway in Geneva in earlier in February, the slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei had then said “nuclear energy is our undeniable right.” And now, in an interview with news agency CBS, Iranian prince in exile, Reza Pahlavi, said the nuclear weapons programme “should be totally dismantled".

He went on to say, “I don't think Iran has any need to pursue a military-- weaponising of the nuclear programme." America has demanded that Iran give up nuclear enrichment to stop Iran from being on the path of developing a weapon. In June 2025, Trump administration conducted strikes by attacking nuclear facilities and said it has been “obliterated”.

Ahead of the talks, the US president made remarks about the consequences the country would face if the Oman-mediated negotiations failed. But as the talks were ongoing, Khamenei had said,“The Americans say, ‘let's negotiate over your nuclear energy, and the result of the negotiation is supposed to be that you do not have this energy!'”

To which he added, “If that’s the case, there is no room for negotiation, but if negotiations are truly to take place, determining the outcome of the negotiations in advance is a wrong and foolish act.”

On February 17, hailing Oman for hosting the latest round of talks, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva that "a new window of opportunity has opened, under which we had the second round of the negotiations with the United States earlier today here in Geneva". Iran's top diplomat voiced hope, saying "a new window of opportunity" seen in fresh nuclear talks with Washington would lead to a lasting solution to the two countries' standoff. This was said before the US and Israel struck Iran on February 28.