In a November 22, 2024 Friday sermon in Pardisan, Qom, Mohammad-Reza Hamedi urged Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, to reconsider his fatwa banning the production and use of nuclear weapons. Hamedi argued that while Iran does not need to use nuclear weapons, it should have them as a deterrent, especially as its enemies possess nuclear weapons and pose threats to the country. The sermon was uploaded to Tabnak.ir (Iran).