Iran demands Israel renounce nuclear weapons

Iranian government considers it necessary to deprive Israel of any weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear and chemical weapons, the Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan said, speaking at the Moscow Conference on International Security.

According to him, an international will, aimed at nuclear disarmament, must be formed. In the Middle East, it is necessary to disarm Israel, deprive it of any weapons of mass destruction. It is necessary in order to "guarantee the level of security in the region," RIA Novosti cited Iran's Defense Minister as saying.