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Iran has dropped the fig leaf of a fatwa on nuclear weapons

Iran has dropped the fig leaf of a fatwa on nuclear weapons Premium Bobby Ghosh Share Via Read Full Story As red herrings go, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s “fatwa , or religious ruling, against nukes has grown funky with age. But that hasn’t stopped officials in Tehran from airing it when convenient, or kept their counterparts in Washington from breathing it in. First floated in 2003, the fatwa surfaced again this week when Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi said Iran would develop a nuclear weapon if the US and other Western nations kept up economic and political pressure on the regime. “The supreme leader clearly said in his fatwa that producing nuclear weapons is against religious law and the Islamic Republic will not pursue it and considers it forbidden, Alavi said on Iranian state TV. “But [if] they push Iran in that direction, it would not be Iran’s fault but the fault of those who pushed Iran.

Iran Drops the Fig Leaf of Its Nuclear Fatwa

(Bloomberg Opinion) As red herrings go, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s “fatwa,” or religious ruling, against nukes has grown funky with age. But that hasn’t stopped officials in Tehran from airing it when convenient, or kept their counterparts in Washington from breathing it in.

Middle East Roundup: U S and Iran Remain at Impasse & Iran Further Reduces Compliance in JCPOA

This week, a key figure in Iran’s security establishment signaled a potential change in the country’s nuclear calculations. Also, Iran further reduced its compliance in the nuclear deal and has detained another U.S. dual national. For a breakdown and analysis of these events, please see below:  U.S. and Iran Remain at Impasse; Iran Continues to Further Reduce Compliance in JCPOA Iranian Intelligence Minister’s Comments Signal Possible Change in Nuclear Policy Thinking In a televised interview with Iranian state TV, Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi said that “Our nuclear program is a peaceful program and the supreme leader clearly said in his fatwa that producing nuclear weapons is against religious law and the Islamic Republic will not pursue it and considers it forbidden,” he said on state television. “But let me tell you, if you corner a cat it might behave differently than a cat roaming free. If they push Iran in that direction, it would not be Iran’s fault b

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