Iran is reportedly vowing to protect its nuclear stockpile against external threats. This stance comes despite its former Ayatollah Ali Khamenei having previously disapproved of using nuclear weapons on religious grounds, a decree known as a fatwa. The nation continues to manage its nuclear program within this complex geopolitical and religious framework.

Iran has ‘vowed’ to protect its nuclear stockpile against Trump’s threats even as its former Ayatollah Ali Khamenei disapproved of using nuclear weapons on religious grounds