With War In Limbo, Influential Iranian Officials Openly Call For A Nuclear Bomb
Ahmad Naderi said the bomb would be Iran’s ultimate deterrent as officials weigh a new nuclear doctrine after attacks on the program.
- Iranian lawmaker Ahmad Naderi, a member of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, publicly urged the country to develop an atomic bomb, arguing that current regional tensions necessitate a strategic reassessment of Iran's nuclear policy.
- Shifting from the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's 2003 religious ban on nuclear weapons, Naderi expects the current Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, to issue a fatwa that differs from his father's doctrine.
- Advisor Mohammad Mokhber argued Iran already possesses sufficient deterrence through control of the Strait of Hormuz, claiming that a nuclear bomb "might kill 50,000 to 100,000 people" versus billions impacted by chokepoint control.
- Washington has reportedly weighed strikes on the underground Pickaxe Mountain facility after eight months of conflict, while Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi taunted President Donald Trump, warning that attempts to "finish the job" would only strengthen Iran.
- Tehran maintains that its right to enrich uranium is a "red line" that will "never" be surrendered, though recent strikes have crippled much of the country's nuclear infrastructure, raising questions about feasibility of weapons development.
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With War In Limbo, Influential Iranian Officials Openly Call For A Nuclear Bomb
Ali Khamenei's death may not have invalidated his nuclear fatwa, but it has weakened the political taboo surrounding the bomb. Debate is now growing over whether the Islamic republic should abandon its long-standing position against developing nukes.
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Iranian Hardliners Push for Nuclear Weapons as Khamenei’s Death Opens Debate Over Atomic Bomb
A growing faction of Iranian politicians and security analysts is urging Tehran to reconsider its prohibition on nuclear weapons following U.S. and Israeli strikes, raising ... The post Iranian Hardliners Push for Nuclear Weapons as Khamenei’s Death Opens Debate Over Atomic Bomb first appeared on [your]NEWS.
Hardline MPs and politicians are calling, according to the Financial Times, for withdrawal from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty - Ali Khamenei's religious ban, the silence of the new supreme leader and the 440 kilograms of enriched uranium
Something Strange Is Happening to Iran: Hardliners Are Now Making It Clear They Want Nuclear Weapons
Iran’s hardliners are now openly calling for nuclear weapons, with a senior lawmaker urging Tehran to build a bomb and conduct an actual test. Iran’s president denies seeking the bomb, while President Trump says the US is looking at the deep underground Pickaxe Mountain site and “may have to go there.”
It is possible that Iran's new leader may revoke the fatwa issued by his father, Mojtaba Khamenei, against nuclear weapons - this was said by parliamentarian Ahmed Naderi, according to Iran International.
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