Foreign Ministry: Iran to never create nuclear weapons

Iran will not develop nuclear weapons, as it is prohibited by the country's religious authorities, an official representative of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Esmaeil Baghaee, Report informs via TASS.

Baghaee made these insights while commenting on the proposal of Iranian MP Mohammad Qasim Osmani to create an atomic bomb to ensure "equality" in talks with the West.

"Iran will never, under any circumstances, take the path of developing nuclear weapons. This is an integral part of our fatwa-based strategy of the Supreme Leader [ayatollah Ali Khamenei]. I believe that there is no doubt about this issue," the diplomat said at a weekly briefing.

The development of nuclear weapons in the Islamic Republic is officially prohibited by Khamenei's 2003 decree.

Baghaee said reports from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirm the peaceful nature of Tehran's nuclear program.