#153 – Why Can’t Washington Take YES For An Answer?

YES! No Nukes
In 2003, nuclear bombs became sacrilegious and forbidden when Ayatollah Ali Khamenei first issued a fatwa, declaring the production, stockpiling, and use of nuclear weapons haram (forbidden) under Islamic law.

YES! No Nukes
The 2015 JCPOA (Iran Nuclear Deal) provided intrusive inspections that no country had ever agreed to such invasive terms. These inspections confirmed that Iran was enriching uranium for civilian and medical use only.

YES! No Nukes
Earlier this year (2026), Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian reaffirmed the Khamenei fatwa ban on nuclear weapons.

YES! No Nukes
 In Geneva on Thursday, February 26, 2026, at the conclusion of the third round of Iranian-American talks, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi confirmed that the discussions held had achieved significant progress. Abbas Araghchi added that both sides agreed that technical teams would begin discussions the following Monday in Vienna, at the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Araghchi stressed that there is no military solution to the nuclear issue, emphasizing that dialogue remains the only viable path to resolve it.

YES! No Nukes
Badr al-Busaidi, the Omani foreign minister and mediator in the Geneva talks, said on Friday that American and Iranian officials had achieved tangible progress and that a peace agreement is within reach. In an interview with CBS News, Badr al-Busaidi stated that Iran had pledged not to possess any nuclear materials capable of making a bomb.

YES! No Nukes
Badr al-Busaidi confirmed that Tehran had agreed not to stockpile enriched uranium. He called this something entirely new, rendering the enrichment debate less central.

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