Khatami denies Iran is seeking nuclear weapons.

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http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=8593

"If we are under supervision or not, we will in no way try to acquire
nuclear weapons because it is against our religion and culture. We are
opposed to nuclear weapons," he said.

The military parade, held near the mausoleum of Iran's revolutionary
leader Ayatollah Ruholloh Khomeini on the southern outskirts of Tehran, featured ballistic missiles, tanks and militiamen on off-road
motorcycles.

A banner stating "Israel must be wiped off the map" was draped on the
side of a Shahab-2 missile, while a banner saying "We will crush
America under our feet" was on the side of a trailer carrying the
latest Shahab-3 missile.
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