Reported claim
“Iran maintains a fatwa against nuclear weapons.”
Reported by 26 sources.
Sources
2026-03-31
2026-03-30
it was Khamenei who issued the fatwa rejecting nuclear weapons2026-03-26
Nuclear weapons are explicitly proscribed by a fatwa (a legal ruling) derived from statements by the late Supreme Leader, which declares their production, stockpiling, and use to be haram (forbidden) under Islamic law.2026-03-25
Ali Khamenei, was very clear—nuclear weapons are anti-Islamic. He was so dedicated to this value that he issued a fatwa2026-03-25
المرشد الإيراني السابق علي خامنئي كان قد أصدر فتوى تُحرّم الأسلحة النووية2026-03-25
الفتاوى الدينية التي أصدرها المرشد الراحل علي خامنئي بتحريم هذا السلاح2026-03-25
the fatwa against nuclear weapons remains in place2026-03-20
Even more ironically, Khamenei served as an internal brake on Iran's nuclear weaponization. His removal will likely empower the more hardline elites who see nuclear deterrence as the only guarantee against future attacks on Iran.2026-03-20
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran killed in a joint US-Israeli strike] has not reauthorized the nuclear weapons program he suspended in 20032026-03-20
There are rumors (though they are hard to verify) that the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was the main obstacle to Iran's nuclear program.2026-03-20
Ali Khamenei's fatwa banning the development of nuclear weapons has been in effect since 2003.2026-03-20
фетва о запрете на обладание им была издана при погибшем лидере - Али Хаменеи2026-03-20
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei — with his stated opposition to the bomb2026-03-18
commenting on the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's fatwa, or religious decree, banning nuclear weapons2026-03-18
Iran's martyred Leader issued a clear fatwa against nuclear arms2026-03-17
the fatwa against nuclear weapons remains in place, as Iran wants to avoid destabilizing the region2026-03-13
the fatwa against nuclear weapons remains in place, as Iran wants to avoid destabilizing the region2026-03-13
the fatwa against nuclear weapons remains in place, as Iran wants to avoid destabilizing the region2026-03-13
There was a fatwa in Iran issued by the former Supreme Leader against the nuclear weapons. And Iran always maintained that its nuclear programme was for peaceful purposes.2026-03-13
There was a fatwa in Iran issued by the former Supreme Leader against the nuclear weapons.2026-03-13
Iranian officials have often spoken of Khamenei's formal religious ruling that prohibited nuclear weaponization as a reason why Tehran would never create a nuclear weapon.2026-03-12
Iranian officials have often spoken of Khamenei's formal religious ruling that prohibited nuclear weaponization as a reason why Tehran would never create a nuclear weapon.2026-03-12
Iranian officials have often spoken of Khamenei's formal religious ruling that prohibited nuclear weaponization as a reason why Tehran would never create a nuclear weapon2026-03-12
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