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A fatwa by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran, against the acquisition, development and use of nuclear weapons dates back to the mid-1990s,〔 though its first public announcement is reported to have occurred on October 2003, which was followed by an official statement at a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna two years later on August 2005. Some analysts have questioned either the existence, applicability and/or constancy of the fatwa.〔 According to Khalaji, Khamenei may alter his fatwa under critical circumstances, similar to the manner in which his predecessor Ayatollah Khomeini did on some civil and political issues.〔 According to Gareth Porter writing in ''Foreign Policy'', Iran's aversion to nuclear weapons is sincere considering the "historical episode during its eight-year war with Iraq", when Iran never sought revenge for Iraqis' chemical attacks on Iran that killed 20,000 Iranians and severely injured 100,000 more.〔 The fatwa is also considered to be consistent with Islamic tradition.〔 The fatwa is included in the fatwa section of Khamenei's official website,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=حرمت سلاح کشتار جمعی )〕 and has been referred to in remarks by the administration of US president Barack Obama.〔〔〔 ==Background== According to Gareth Porter, the fatwa was issued for the first time in the mid-1990s through a letter which was never publicly released. The fatwa was issued "without any fanfare" responding to a request from an official "for his religious opinion on nuclear weapons". In October 2003, Khamenei issued an oral fatwa which forbade the production and using any form of Weapon of mass destruction. Two years later, on August 2005, The fatwa was cited in an official statement by the Iranian government at a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, according to which the production, stockpiling and use of nuclear weapons was forbidden under Islam. Iran's nuclear program has been a subject of international debate for decades. The Iranian government claims the purpose of its nuclear development is to produce electricity and Khamenei has said that they fundamentally reject nuclear weapons, while experts believe that Iran is technically able to enrich uranium for producing a bomb within a few months. Four days after the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) agreement, Khamenei delivered a speech, highlighting his fatwa and rejecting the claim that the nuclear talks rather than Iran's religious abstinence prevented Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. He said: 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Khamenei's fatwa against nuclear weapons」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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