Iran's nuclear programme 'poses no threat to world': Rouhani

Iranian President Hassan Rowhani has called on his American counterpart Barack Obama to ignore 'warmongering pressure groups' and seek better relations with Iran.

Speaking at the UN General Assembly, Rowhani said Iran poses absolutely no threat to the world.

According to CBS News, Rowhani condemned international sanctions against Iran and also hit out at America's use of drones.

He said that if Obama rejects the short-sighted interest of warmongering pressure groups, the two countries can manage their differences.

Rowhani spoke a few hours after Obama told the General Assembly that he wanted a "meaningful agreement" with Iran if it acted to end international concerns over its nuclear programme.

Rowhani reaffirmed Iran's position that its nuclear drive is exclusively peaceful.

He said that nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction have no place in Iran's security and defense doctrine, and contradict the country's fundamental religious and ethical convictions.

He added that the international community had to accept Iran's nuclear activity, which Western nations say is an attempt to reach a nuclear bomb capacity, the report added.