Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on the surface of the collected photo

TEHRAN, Nov 2, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Iran said on Sunday that it would rebuild 
nuclear sites damaged by Israeli and US strikes "stronger than before", as 
mediator Oman urged Tehran and Washington to revive stalled diplomacy.

US President Donald Trump has said the strikes obliterated Iran's nuclear 
programme, but the full extent of the actual damage remains unknown.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, in a visit to the country's nuclear 
organisation, said Tehran "will build (the destroyed sites) stronger than 
before".

"By destroying buildings... we will not be set back," he said in a video 
posted to his official website, adding that Iranian scientists still had the 
necessary nuclear know-how.

Pezeshkian did not elaborate. In similar remarks in February before the 
strikes, he said Tehran would rebuild its sites if they came under attack.

Israel launched an unprecedented bombing campaign against Iran in June, 
kicking off a 12-day war that saw it target nuclear and military facilities -
- as well as residential areas -- and kill many top scientists.

Iran retaliated with ballistic missile barrages aimed at Israeli cities.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in July, after the United States 
announced a halt in fighting, that the damage in Iran was "serious and 
severe".

Pezeshkian's comments came as Oman, Iran's traditional intermediary, urged 
the two countries on Saturday to resume talks.

"We want to return to the negotiations between Iran (and) the United States," 
Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi said at the IISS Manama Dialogue 
conference in Bahrain.

Iranian government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani said Sunday that Tehran 
"has received messages" on resuming diplomacy, without providing further 
details.

Oman hosted five rounds of US-Iran talks this year. Just three days before 
the sixth round, Israel launched its strikes against Iran's nuclear 
facilities.

Iran has since faced the return of UN sanctions after Britain, Germany and 
France triggered the "snapback" mechanism over Tehran's alleged non-
compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal.