politics

March 19, 2026

Iran’s nuclear weapons issue depends on new leader’s position

Iran’s nuclear doctrine has been a peaceful one, and Tehran has always sought to exercise its rights to benefit from peaceful nuclear energy, Abbas Araghchi stressed

Iran’s nuclear weapons issue depends on new leader’s position

TL;DR

  • Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has not yet declared his stance on nuclear weapons.
  • The country's foreign minister expects the new leader's policy to remain focused on peaceful nuclear energy, consistent with the previous administration's doctrine.
  • A fatwa issued by the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in 2003 banned nuclear weapons.
  • A joint US-Israeli military operation targeted major Iranian cities and resulted in the deaths of senior Iranian leaders.
  • Iran announced a retaliatory operation targeting sites in Israel, and also hit US military bases in several Middle Eastern countries.

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