Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaking during Eid al-Fitr prayer to marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Tehran
said the West could not stop Iran from building nuclear weapons if Tehran wanted a pursue a nuclear arms programme.
This Sunday statement is coming amid mounting tensions over the country’s advanced nuclear work. The Western officials fear a nuclear-armed Iran could threaten Israel, Gulf Arab oil producers, and spark a regional arms race.
According to state media, the Iran’s Supreme Leader said; “Talks about Tehran’s nuclear weapons is a lie and they (the West) know it. We do not want nuclear arms based on our religious believes. Otherwise they would not have been able to stop it.”
