TEHRAN: Iran鈥檚 President Masoud Pezeshkian said Saturday his country will not halt nuclear activity 鈥渦nder any circumstances鈥� amid ongoing fighting with Israel which hit nuclear sites.

鈥淲e are ready to discuss and cooperate to build confidence in the field of peaceful nuclear activities, however, we do not agree to reduce nuclear activities to zero under any circumstances,鈥� said Pezeshkian during a phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron, according to the official IRNA news agency.