Turkey's Erdogan says nuclear-armed states 'threatening the world'

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday accused countries with nuclear weapons of "threatening the world", and criticized the United States's withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran. "Those who have more than 15,000 nuclear warheads are currently threatening the world," he said, referring to the approximate total number of warheads worldwide, most of which are held by the United States and Russia. Apparently referring to such states as Iran, he added: "Why are countries with nuclear warheads posing a threat to them?" "If we are to be fair, to show a just approach, then the countries with nuclear weapons, which portray nuclear power stations as threats, have no credibility in the international community," he said at an iftar dinner for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

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