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So I close by saying to all of you that the singular objective that brought us to Geneva remains our singular objective as we leave Geneva, and that is to ensure that Iran does not acquire a nuclear weapon. In that singular object, we are resolute. Foreign
Minister Zarif emphasized that they don't
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This is while we are not after nuclear tests. We are not after nuclear weapons. And this is not because they are telling us not to pursue these things. Rather, we do not want these things for the sake of ourselves and our religion and because reason is telling us not to do so. Both shar'i and aqli
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We believe that besides nuclear weapons, other types of weapons of mass destruction such as chemical and biological weapons also pose a serious threat to humanity. The
Iranian nation which is itself a victim of chemical weapons feels more than any other nation the danger that is caused by the
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has been a subject of international debate for decades. The
Iranian government claims that the purpose of its nuclear development is to produce electricity, and Khamenei said that it fundamentally rejects nuclear weapons, but experts believe that Iran is technically able to enrich uranium for
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production and stockpiling of such weapons and is prepared to make use of all its facilities to counter such threats. We consider the use of such weapons as haraam and believe that it is everyone's duty to make efforts to secure humanity against this great disaster.
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According to Gareth Porter, the fatwa was issued for the first time in the mid-1990s in a letter that was never publicly released. The fatwa was issued "without any fanfare" responding to a request from an official "for his religious opinion on nuclear weapons".
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seeking revenge for Iraqis attacks killing 20,000 Iranians and severely injured 100,000 more. Porter argues that fact to suggest strongly that Iran has sincerely made a "deep-rooted" ban on developing chemical and nuclear weapons. In an interview with Porter,
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Americans say they stopped Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. They know it's not true. We had a fatwa (religious ruling), declaring nuclear weapons to be religiously forbidden under Islamic law. It had nothing to do with the nuclear
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had admitted the nuclear option was explored and referred to it in an interview. However, according to the
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fatwas dictate that we do not pursue them. Our aqli fatwa is that we do not need a nuclear weapon either in the present time or in the future. A nuclear weapon is a source of trouble for a country like ours.
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argues that the references to the fatwa by the US government may be done to give the
Iranians a route to compromise on the basis of religious beliefs rather than pressure from US-led sanctions.
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The fatwa is regarded as consistent with a set of rules in
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1693:"Khamenei: Opposition to US persists after nuclear deal"
1095:. It stated that the production, stockpiling and use of
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Eisenstadt, Michael; Khalaji, Mehdi (September 2011),
1924:"Supreme Leader's Speech in Meeting with Panegyrists"
1636:"Iran says nuclear fatwa exists; others don't buy it"
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2085:. Iranian Nuclear Hope. 1 November 2015
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1428:L Afrasiabi, Kaveh (17 March 2006).
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108:Karun atomic energy site
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2025:Elham, Gholam-Hossein.
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2257:A 250 Years Old Person
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1911:on 12 November 2013.
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1109:Four days after the
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324:Ali Khamenei's fatwa
1841:on 14 November 2010
1669:. 24 September 2013
1530:The Washington Post
1475:(16 October 2014).
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160:Additional Protocol
2393:Mahmoud Moradkhani
2387:Farideh Moradkhani
2249:Books and messages
2014:on 15 August 2015.
1959:The New York Times
1721:. 9 February 2021.
1317:Former Iranian MP
1308:Mohsen Rafighdoost
1237:The Jerusalem Post
1203:The New York Times
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592:Two weighty things
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