Iran’s Nuclear Chief Mohammad Eslami: ‘Khamenei’s Fatwa Forbids The Use Of Nuclear Weapons; We Do Not Want Them’
Head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization Mohammad Eslami discussed in a January 13, 2024, show on Ofogh TV (Iran) his county’s plans for obtaining nuclear weapons. He said that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has issued a fatwa forbidding the use of nuclear weapons, and therefore such weapons are not part of Iran’s “national strategy.” However, in response to a question whether Iran would reconsider this policy in the future, he said that Iranians don’t lack the capability to produce such weapons. Eslami said that Iran should not “underrate” its current achievements, and he added: “This deterrence has been achieved with the help of God.”