Deputies of the Mejlis (Parliament) of Iran appealed to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei with a proposal to issue a decree authorizing the country to possess nuclear weapons.
"We, as representatives of the Mejlis, appeal to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Khamenei, with a request to issue a fatwa (decree based on Islamic religious law) authorizing the possession of nuclear weapons," said Mohammad Mehdi Shahriari, a member of Iran's parliamentary commission on national security and foreign policy.
It should be noted that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's fatwa against the acquisition, development and use of nuclear weapons was issued in the mid-1990s, and the first public statement was made in October 2003. This was followed by an official statement at a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna in August 2005. However, as we can see, this did not convince Israel, the United States and their allies of the purity of Iranian intentions.
It should be noted that against the background of IDF air attacks, Iran officially withdrew from nuclear negotiations with the United States. This was reported today by The New York Times. "Iran has announced that it will not participate in nuclear negotiations with the United States," the newspaper wrote.
On the night of Friday, June 13, Israel launched massive strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities. However, as the representative of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Behrouz Kamalvandi, explained, the most important nuclear facilities (uranium enrichment centers) in Natanz and Fordo were almost not affected, since they are located deep underground.
"Most of the damage is superficial. Both centers are located almost completely underground," Iranian media quoted Kamalvandi as saying.
According to him, no radiation leaks or toxic substances were recorded. At the same time, cleaning work is to be carried out inside the facilities.