Iran’s embassy in India has issued a press statement rejecting US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s remarks on Iran’s nuclear weapons as an attempt to “deflect attention” from the destabilising policies of US.

“Such allegations constitute a clear attempt to distort the realities of the region and to deflect attention from the destabilising policies of the United States and the Zionist regime,” it said on X.

It stated that Iran has “always been prepared to make its energy resources available to all countries”, including India, adding, “What has held the global energy market hostage over recent years has been the unlawful and unjust sanctions imposed by the United States on Iran’s oil exports.”

The embassy added, “Iran once again recalls that, as a committed member of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), it has consistently declared that its nuclear programme is entirely peaceful and remains under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).”