▁in ▁a ▁weapons ▁development ▁program . ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁President ▁A hm ad ine j ad ▁of ▁Iran ▁said : ▁" We ▁have ▁already ▁expressed ▁our ▁views ▁about ▁nuclear ▁bomb s . ▁ ▁We ▁said ▁those ▁who ▁are ▁seeking ▁to ▁build ▁nuclear ▁bomb s ▁or ▁those ▁who ▁stock p ile , ▁they ▁are ▁polit ically ▁and ▁ment ally ▁ret arded . ▁We ▁think ▁they ▁are ▁stupid ▁because ▁the ▁era ▁of ▁nuclear ▁bomb s ▁is ▁over . ▁[ Why ] ▁for ▁example , ▁should ▁Iran ▁continue ▁its ▁efforts ▁and ▁toler ate ▁all ▁international ▁tre asures ▁only ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁nuclear ▁bomb , ▁or ▁a ▁few ▁nuclear ▁bomb s ▁that ▁are ▁useless ? ▁They ▁can ▁never ▁be ▁used !" ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁in ▁a ▁meeting ▁in ▁Te h ran ▁with ▁the ▁director ▁and ▁officials ▁of ▁the ▁At omic ▁Energy ▁Organ ization ▁of ▁Iran ▁( AE O I ) ▁and ▁nuclear ▁scient ists , ▁Le ader ▁of ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁Revolution ▁Ay atol lah ▁Se yy ed ▁Ali ▁K ham ene i ▁said : ▁ ▁" The ▁Iran ian ▁nation ▁has ▁never ▁purs ued ▁and ▁will ▁never ▁purs ue ▁nuclear ▁weapons . ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁doubt ▁that ▁the ▁decision ▁mak ers ▁in ▁the ▁countries ▁oppos ing ▁us ▁know ▁well ▁that ▁Iran ▁is ▁not ▁after ▁nuclear ▁weapons ▁because ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁Republic , ▁log ically , ▁religious ly ▁and ▁theoret ically , ▁cons iders ▁the ▁possession ▁of ▁nuclear ▁weapons