Is he a member of the faction opposing Ahmadinejad? Or is he practicing a bit of "[1] war is deception"?

"Cleric: WMD production against Islam," from [2] PressTV (thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist):

Ayatollah Mohammad Emami Kashani says as Islam has forbidden the massacre of other nations, making an atomic bomb is against our beliefs.

“The Leader of the Islamic Revolution, the highest authority in Iran, has explicitly prohibited the production or use of weapons of mass destruction,” said Tehran's interim Friday prayers leader.

“Iranians believe in a world that is safe for everyone and this is rooted in their Islamic beliefs," he said adding, yet, the global arrogance accuses Iran of trying to produce nuclear weaponry.

"The enemies have created tensions on our borders, hatched terror plots against us, launched psywar and threatened us with military action and more sanctions, but our vigilant military forces ensure the country's peace,” the senior cleric concluded.

Yes, the Iranian regime has proven itself again and again since 1979 to be filled with the type of people who stick daisies into rifle barrels.