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Iranian Ayatollah denies nuclear weapon claims

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The Iranian supreme leader has said his country does not believe in nuclear weapons and does not intend to build one.

Speaking after a UN report raised concerns that Iran could be working on nuclear weapons, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Iranians' beliefs "bar us from using such weapons".

Jon Leyne reports.

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