The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has once againdismissed claims that the country seeks nuclear bombs, saying the fatwa (religious decree) issued by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei against weapons of mass destructionsets Irans course of action. In an interview on Tuesday with thePublic Broadcasting ...

Tasnim Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said during his speech at the 74th United Nations General Assembly that the Leader of the Islamic Revolutions Fatwa banning possession, production and use of nuclear weapons is honorable. Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has told me directly that his country has made the three no's -- "possessing,...

Iran abandoned its military nuclear program because owning nukes is a sin, the Iranian president Hassan Rouhani revealed in an interview. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei formalized the ban with a religious decree forbidding nuclear weapons. It is not only international treaties prohibiting proliferation of nuclear weapons that made Tehran change its mind and ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) A senior Iranian judiciary official reasserted the countrys opposition to nuclear weapons, saying the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khameneis fatwa on prohibition of nuclear arms precedes any political or diplomatic consideration. Secretary General of Iran's High Council for Human Rights Mohammad ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- A nuclear expert underlined that Iran as a signatory to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) is after utilizing nuclear technology for peaceful purposes. Behrouz Bayat, a former consultant at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said all activities in Irans Fordo site are transparent and under full supervision of the UN nuclear ...

[caption id="attachment_23829" align="alignright" width="180"] Chairman of Iran's Majlis Committee on National Security and Foreign Policy Alaeddin Boroujerdi[/caption] Tehran, Oct 30, IRNA Head of National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of Majlis Alaedin Boroujerdi said Irans peaceful nuclear activities are in full conformity with the Non-...

Tehranstands to gain access to nearly$50 billion if the Obama administration decides to free up $12 billion offrozen Iranian assets in the US, inevitably followed by Europes release of another $35billion. The White House was reported Friday, Oct. 18 to be weighing a proposal to offer Iran access to these funds in installments against "steps to cut ...

New Delhi, Oct 15, IRNA - An Indian analyst of the world affairs believes that the famous fatwa of the Supreme Leader condemning the production and possession of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) laid the foundation for resolving Irans nuclear dispute with the West. In an exclusive interview with IRNA here, Ms Arti Bali said: Issuing fatwa by Iranian ...

Kabul, Oct 8, IRNA Leader of the Islamic Movement of Afghanistan Mulawi Muhammad Mukhtar Mofleh said Tuesday that the fatwa of the Supreme Leader against nuclear weapons has defeated the US and Zionist regime leaving no room for any further claims. Speaking to IRNA exclusively, the political leader said the fatwa (religious verdict) of Ayatollah ...

Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi has downplayed recent claims by US President Barack Obama about Tehrans nuclear energy program, saying such words are merely for Washingtons domestic political use. The US president acknowledged in his UN General Assembly speech that Leader [of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah ...

Berlin, Oct 6, IRNA - A top German expert on Iran called on western powers to take "seriously" the fatwa issued by Supreme Leader Ayatollah SeyyedAli Khamenei banning nuclear weapons. Talking to the head of the Berlin-based Governance Center Middle East/North Africa at the HUMBOLDT-VIADRINA School of Governance, Udo Steinbach stressed the fatwa was ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - A top adviser to Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution described the attitude of heroic flexibility as the ability to perform a well-organized plan in diplomacy by showing both might and leniency at the same time with the ultimate objective of upholding the countrys interests. Heroic flexibility means the ability to maneuver between ...

TEHRAN, Sep. 25 (MNA) Barack Obama has considered a fatwa by the Irans Supreme Leader as a prelude to a possible agreement; but the fatwa had been issued 10 years ago. To remember a historic fatwa after 10 years. A hint by the US President to the Supreme Leaders fatwa on the prohibition of using WMD and possible agreement on this has won the headlines ...

While answering a incitement question about ayatollah Khamenei'sspeech about attacking Israel's cities if Israel attack Iran, Obama said: as Iran'ssupremeleader has said,developing a nuclear weapon would be un-Islamic and that Iran has no interest in developing nuclear weapons. Obama said: first of all, Jon, I'm not going to engage in a whole bunch ...