Iranian supreme leader urged to revoke fatwa on nuclear weapons – Telegraph

Senior commanders of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) have urged Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to rescind his longstanding fatwa that bans the development and use of nuclear weapons, The Telegraph reported on Sunday.

They reportedly argued that possessing atomic bombs is essential for the nation’s survival amid mounting pressures from Western adversaries.

Ayatollah Khamenei’s fatwa, issued in the mid-1990s and publicly announced in 2003, explicitly forbids the production, stockpiling, and use of nuclear weapons, deeming them contrary to Islamic principles. This decree has been a cornerstone of Iran’s official stance on nuclear armament.

However, recent escalations in regional tensions, including Israeli airstrikes on Iranian military facilities near Tehran, have intensified internal debates about national defense…