New Delhi, Jan. 23 -- Iran never wanted to have nuclear weapons, because "it is haram", Dr Abdul Majid Hakeem Ilahi, Representative in India of Iran's Supreme Leader, has said, while stating that the country wants to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes to meet some humanitarian needs.

In an interview with ANI, he accused some international organisations of "double standards", saying while there are sanctions against Iran and a lot of supervision of its nuclear installations, some other countries do not face any such scrutiny.

"Iran never wanted to have nuclear weapons because it is haram. Iran, at the same time, wants to have nuclear, peaceful power for some social and humanitarian treatment...But unfortunately, there is a double s...