The following are excerpts from the Rooz report by Shahram Rafizadeh:(1)"When "The spiritual leaders of the ultra-conservatives [in Iran] have accepted from the Middle Shari’a does not forbid the use of nuclear weapons? As far as we know, neither does the Mishna….<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On February 16, 2006, the reformist Internet daily Rooz (www.roozonline.com) reported for the first time that extremist clerics from Qom had issued what the daily called "a new fatwa," which states that "the shari’a does not forbid the use of … Continue reading ![](\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/dowbrigade\/iranhead.jpg\")
On February 16, 2006, the reformist Internet daily Rooz (www.roozonline.com<\/a>)
\n reported for the first time that extremist clerics from Qom had issued
\n what the daily called "a new fatwa," which states that "the
\n shari’a does not forbid the use of nuclear weapons."<\/p>\n
\n the Entire World is Armed With Nuclear Weapons, it is Permissible to Use
\n These Weapons as a Counter-[Measure]"<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n the use of nuclear weapons as lawful in the eyes of the shari’a. Mohsen
\n Gharavian, a disciple of [Ayatollah] Mesbah Yazdi [who is Iranian President
\n Ahmadinejad’s spiritual mentor], has spoken for the first time of using
\n nuclear weapons as a counter-measure. He stated that ‘in terms of the shari’a,
\n it all depends on the goal.’<\/p>\n
\n East Media Research Institute<\/a><\/p>\n