Iran denies owning 'secret' nuclear activities

Iranian President Hassan Rohani on Sunday rejected reports that his country has "secret" nuclear activities, stressing that Tehran's nuclear agenda "will not" be dictated by the West. Addressing a ceremony to mark Iran's accomplishments in the field of medicine, the Iranian leader said "Tehran would not accept nuclear discrimination or apartheid." According to Iranian media outlets, Rohani said: "Their (West's) claim that Iran has secret activities is a blatant lie. If we wanted to be secretive, we wouldn't attempt to purchase centrifuges at global markets. Neither would we negotiate with international companies during the process of fuel production and uranium enrichment." The moderate cleric said the country would not push for the production of nuclear weapons, pointing out that Iran was a victim of chemical weapons. Meanwhile, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei earlier today called on the country's Revolutionary Guards to mass-produce missiles, saying that Western expectations that Iran would limit its missile program were "stupid and idiotic. "The Revolutionary Guards should definitely carry out their program and not be satisfied with the present level. They should mass produce. This is a main duty of all military officials," he said.