FM Underlines Iran`s Strong Opposition to N. Weapons

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif hailed the Leader`s fatwa (religious decree) on banning production. stockpiling and using nuclear weapons. reiterating the country`s firm opposition to the acquisition of the military nuclear capability.

`Iran`s Leader has long made it abundantly clear that nuclear weapons are immoral and contravene Islamic principles.` Zarif wrote on his twitter page on Saturday.

He stressed that development. acquisition. stockpiling and using nuclear weapons is forbidden in Iran. saying. `We`re categorically opposed to nuclear arms as a religious moral duty and strategic imperative.`

On April 17. 2010. Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei issued a fatwa declaring that the production. stockpiling. and use of nuclear weapons are all haram (religiously banned).

`Iran is not after a nuclear bomb. Why would Iran want a nuclear bomb? Moreover. when an atomic bomb is detonated. it does not just kill enemies. Rather. it kills innocent people as well. and this goes against Islamic beliefs and the principles of the Islamic Republic of Iran. An atomic bomb does not discriminate between good and bad people. and it is not something that the Islamic Republic would use. The Islamic Republic is relying on something that is not affected by bombs. foreign invasions and other such things. Such things only strengthen what the Islamic republic is relying on. The Islamic republic is relying on the people.` a part of the fatwa said.

In relevant remarks last Wednesday. Ayatollah Khamenei underlined his firm and serious opposition to Iran`s acquisition. stockpiling and use of nuclear weapons. describing it as haram.

`Nuclear science is beneficial but since it’s not been coupled with love for humanity. it led to nuclear disasters. Despite having the ability to develop nukes. we firmly and bravely avoided it. for building and keeping nukes. like using them. is haram.` Ayatollah Khamenei said. addressing a group of academic elites and top scientific talents in Tehran.