US EditionIran says nuclear doctrine unlikely to change, Hormuz Strait needs new protocol
Iran cites religious fatwas and wartime conditions for maintaining its nuclear stance while restricting Strait of Hormuz passage amid ongoing US-Israeli conflict, officials say.
- On March 18, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said Tehran's stance against developing nuclear weapons is unlikely to change and the new Supreme Leader has not yet publicly expressed his view.
- Citing the conflict that began on Feb 28, Araqchi said Iran's institutions are built to withstand shocks after killings of officials, blaming the US for starting the war.
- Strikes in the Gulf targeted US facilities, and Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi proposed Gulf states draft a post‑war protocol for the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has shut and vowed to block oil to the US, Israel, and partners.
- The US response has been to seek a naval coalition to escort vessels, but most NATO allies resist while France demands a ceasefire and Tehran talks first.
- Given the strait's importance, Western countries long accused Tehran of nuclear weapons pursuit while Iranian authorities insist the programme is civilian; Strait of Hormuz carries a fifth of global oil and gas.
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In an interview with Al Jazeera, Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, has given some insight into the Iranian government's thinking amid a fundamental leadership transition following the assassination of several key figures. In this regard, Sky News has brought some excerpts from his comments: Nuclear weapons: Khamenei's father and predecessor had banned weapons of mass destruction in a "fatwa" in the early 2000s. Araghchi said that the new …
Iran's position towards the development of nuclear weapons will not change significantly, said Foreign Minister Abbas Arakchi for Al Jazeera, in a statement taken on Wednesdays by Iranian media, pointing out that the new superintendent has not yet expressed public opinion on this issue. The former superintendent Ali Khameni, who was killed in the beginning of the war between the US and Israel against Iran, opposed the development of weapons of m…
"The end of the war can only be considered a given if the conflict in the entire region is definitively ended and Iran receives compensation for the damages it suffered," Iran's Foreign Minister stresses.
No nuclear shift, no easy peace: Iran outlines post-war conditions
Iran's stance against the development of nuclear weapons will not significantly change, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told Al Jazeera in remarks relayed by Iranian media on Wednesday, cautioning that the new supreme leader is yet to publicly express his view on the matter.
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