BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 28. Iran has no intention to militarize its nuclear program in any way based on logical assessments, spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Esmaeil Baghaee said at a press conference in Tehran on October 28, TurkicWorld reports.
According to him, Iran's position on weapons of mass destruction is clear and does not consider the production of these weapons correct.
Baghaee stated that Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has determined that the production of nuclear weapons is improper.
The Iranian parliament's 39 deputies have petitioned Iran's Supreme National Security Council to revise the country's defense doctrine regarding the production of nuclear weapons.
Tensions have risen recently in the Middle East, mainly between Iran and Israel. Given these tensions, certain circles in Iran are considering alternative options.
Meanwhile, in January 2016, Iran and the P5+1 group (the US, Russia, China, the UK, France, and Germany) implemented the Comprehensive Joint Plan of Action concerning Iran’s nuclear program.
In May 2018, the US announced its withdrawal from the deal and reimposed sanctions on Iran.
By the end of 2020, the Iranian parliament decided to pursue a strategic plan in the nuclear sector to counter the sanctions, leading to a suspension of additional steps and the Additional Protocol as per the nuclear agreement.
Consequently, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) faced a reduction in monitoring capabilities by 20–30 percent.
