Iran: Supreme Leader's religious ban of nuclear weapons is binding
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[quote]TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — [B]A religious decree issued by Iran's supreme leader banning nuclear weapons is binding for the Iranian government[/B], the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday, suggesting that the edict should end the debate over whether Tehran is pursuing atomic arms.
[B]Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said the West must understand the significance of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's edict for Iran, saying[/B] "[B]there is nothing higher than the exalted supreme leader's fatwa to define the framework for our activities in the nuclear field."[/B]
[B]"When the highest jurisprudent and authority in the country's leadership issues a fatwa, this will be binding for all of us to follow,[/B]" he added.
Mehmanparast's comments Tuesday come a day ahead of a new round of talks in Tehran with the U.N. nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, over Iran's disputed nuclear program.
Washington and its allies accuse Iran of using its civilian nuclear program as a cover to develop nuclear weapons. Iran has denied the charges, saying its program is peaceful and geared towards generating electricity and producing radioisotopes to cancer patients.
Khamenei, who has the final say on all state matters in Iran, said last year that Tehran is not seeking atomic arms. He called possessing such weapons a "sin" as well as "useless, harmful and dangerous."[/quote]
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Fatwas and religious rulings possess a tremendous amount of moral authority in Iran.
Well, at least Israel or the US wont be destroying any Iranian civilian infrastructure now
I wonder where this is going to end. Iran obviously doesn't like foreign involvement and the US and Israel won't stop isolating the country until they have complete oversight of Iran's nuclear activities. Nobody is getting anywhere.
Bullocks
If they want to do what they want, they'll just change it right back, just like many times before
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