Continued Western pressure on Iran may push the country to seek nuclear weapons. This was stated by the Iranian Intelligence Minister, Mahmoud Alavi, quoted by ISNA. "According to leader Ali Khamenei's fatwa in the early 2000s, the production of nuclear weapons is against Sharia law and in a normal situation Iran would have no intention of procuring them, but of obtaining nuclear technology only for peaceful purposes. "added Alavi.
Iran has repeatedly rejected the accusations of the US, Israel and some countries in the region of trying to acquire nuclear weapons.