MESOP MIDEAST WATCH ; MEMRI Special Dispatch No. 10095
Former Iranian Diplomat Amir Mousavi: Iran Is Technically Capable Of Producing A Nuclear Bomb; There Is Pressure From Inside Iran And From The Region To Change Khamenei’s Fatwa Banning Nuclear Weapons 25.7.22
In a July 18, 2022 interview on Russia Today TV, former Iranian diplomat Amir Mousavi was asked about the validity of senior Iranian official Kamal Kharrazi’s previous-day statement on Al-Jazeera Network that Iran is a nuclear threshold country and that it has the ability to produce nuclear weapons (see MEMRI TV Clip No. 9694). Mousavi responded that there is no doubt that Iran can produce nuclear weapons. He added that there is pressure from inside Iran and from the region to change Khamenei’s fatwa banning nuclear weapons and that this may lead to reconsideration of the alleged fatwa. (see MEMRI Inquiry & Analysis Series No. 1022 and No. 1151). He explained that Iran has thus far refrained from producing nuclear weapons due to its “moral values” and its “principles,” but that Iran’s leadership is under domestic and regional pressure from its supporters to reconsider this policy.
To view the clip of former Iranian diplomat Amir Mousavi, click here or below:
Iran Is Capable Of Producing A Nuclear Bomb Now, Has Turned Off The Cameras Of The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Amir Mousavi: “Yes, Iran is capable [of producing a nuclear bomb] now. When you enrich uranium to 60%, you can easily enrich it to 90%, 93%, or 95%. This is completely normal, because the advanced centrifuges of the fourth, sixth, and maybe even ninth generation, are now made locally. These centrifuges are numerous.
“In addition, Iran turned off the cameras of the IAEA, because of the latter’s infringements, the European countries’ helplessness, and the U.S. withdrawal from the nuclear deal. Therefore, Iran is capable of reaching the highest levels of uranium enrichment.