Aaj TV English News - World https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:45:38 +0500 Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:45:38 +0500 60 Iran’s nuclear doctrine not likely to change, says minister https://english.aaj.tv/news/330455191/irans-nuclear-doctrine-not-likely-to-change-says-minister <p><strong>Iran’s stance against the development of nuclear weapons won’t ​significantly change, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi ‌told Al Jazeera in remarks relayed by Iranian media on Wednesday, cautioning ​that the new supreme leader ​is yet to publicly express his ⁠view on the matter.</strong></p> <p>Former Supreme Leader ​Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed ​early in the US-Israeli war against Iran, opposed the development of weapons of mass ​destruction in a fatwa, or ​religious edict, issued in the early 2000s.</p> <p>Western ‌countries, ⁠including the US and Israel, have for years accused Tehran of seeking nuclear weapons, while Iranian authorities have ​said ​their nuclear ⁠programme is solely for civilian purposes.</p> <p>Araqchi said fatwas depend ​on the Islamic jurist ​issuing ⁠them and added he was not yet in a position to judge ⁠the ​jurisprudential or political views ​of Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s new supreme leader.</p> Iran’s stance against the development of nuclear weapons won’t ​significantly change, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi ‌told Al Jazeera in remarks relayed by Iranian media on Wednesday, cautioning ​that the new supreme leader ​is yet to publicly express his ⁠view on the matter.

Former Supreme Leader ​Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed ​early in the US-Israeli war against Iran, opposed the development of weapons of mass ​destruction in a fatwa, or ​religious edict, issued in the early 2000s.

Western ‌countries, ⁠including the US and Israel, have for years accused Tehran of seeking nuclear weapons, while Iranian authorities have ​said ​their nuclear ⁠programme is solely for civilian purposes.

Araqchi said fatwas depend ​on the Islamic jurist ​issuing ⁠them and added he was not yet in a position to judge ⁠the ​jurisprudential or political views ​of Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s new supreme leader.

]]> World https://english.aaj.tv/news/330455191 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:35:57 +0500 none@none.com (Reuters) Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqhchi looks on during a press conference in Istanbul, Turkey. – Reuters