Posted on 02/15/2021 5:35:30 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Tehran (AFP) - Iran reiterated Monday that its opposition to nuclear weapons was official policy as laid down by its supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in the wake of controversial remarks by a minister.
"Iran's position remains unchanged. Iran's nuclear activities have always been peaceful and will remain peaceful," foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh told a news conference.
The renewed pledge came a week after Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi said it would not be Tehran's fault if the country was ever "pushed" towards developing a nuclear bomb.
"Our nuclear industry is a peaceful industry. The supreme leader explicitly stated (that) in his fatwa," Alavi said in a state television interview broadcast on February 8.
"But if a cat is caught in a corner, it may behave differently... If they are pushing Iran in that direction, then it is not Iran's fault, but those who pushed it."
He stressed that "under normal circumstances, Iran has no such intention or plan".
This comes as a 2015 landmark deal between Iran and world powers limiting Tehran's nuclear programme in exchange for international sanctions relief is hanging by a thread.
Former US president Donald Trump withdrew from the accord in 2018 and reimposed sanctions on Tehran, with Iran a year later gradually suspending its compliance with most key nuclear commitments in response.
The new administration of President Joe Biden has expressed willingness to return to the deal, but insisted that Iran first resume full compliance while Tehran has called for the immediate lifting of sanctions.
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Oh yea, we can trust these bunch of terrorists .
Israel and the GCC coalition have prevented Iranian nukes.
They will continue to do so.
American efforts are mere window dressing
Probably untrustworthy, but the Abraham Accords demonstrated that Iran has no friends in the region. They surely noticed.
DJT/Kushner for Nobel.
If they believe this camel dung then I have some oceanfront property in Nebraska to sell them.
Lol, like saying Satan won’t drag you to hell with a straight face
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