Post by peterd on Oct 5, 2013 3:51:08 GMT -8
The Official Iranian Version Regarding Khamenei's Alleged Anti-Nuclear Weapons Fatwa Is A Lie
Introduction
Iran's official position on the publication of the alleged fatwa by Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei regarding nuclear weapons is expressed in two main open sources:
1) In mentioning the alleged fatwa in an interview, Iranian President Hassan Rohani referred to a 2004 Friday sermon by Khamenei (see Appendix: Iranian President Rohani's May 2012 Reference To Khamenei's Alleged Fatwa, in which he refers to the publication of the fatwa which he claims Khamenei issued in November 2004) and explained that he himself had initiated the presentation of this fatwa to the EU3 as a guarantee that Iran is not striving to produce nuclear weapons.
2) In March 2012, Supreme Leader Khamenei was asked by an Iranian group to issue a fatwa on nuclear weapons, and subsequently announced his answer.
Below is an analysis of these two sources proving that the Iranian regime's claim that such a fatwa exists is a lie:
www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/7444.htm
Introduction
Iran's official position on the publication of the alleged fatwa by Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei regarding nuclear weapons is expressed in two main open sources:
1) In mentioning the alleged fatwa in an interview, Iranian President Hassan Rohani referred to a 2004 Friday sermon by Khamenei (see Appendix: Iranian President Rohani's May 2012 Reference To Khamenei's Alleged Fatwa, in which he refers to the publication of the fatwa which he claims Khamenei issued in November 2004) and explained that he himself had initiated the presentation of this fatwa to the EU3 as a guarantee that Iran is not striving to produce nuclear weapons.
2) In March 2012, Supreme Leader Khamenei was asked by an Iranian group to issue a fatwa on nuclear weapons, and subsequently announced his answer.
Below is an analysis of these two sources proving that the Iranian regime's claim that such a fatwa exists is a lie:
www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/7444.htm