Iranian stance: Iran said it wanted to build a network of nuclear power plants with a capacity for 20,000 MW by 2020.[6] Iran has referred to its inalienable right to develop nuclear technology for civilian and peaceful purposes under the NPT to justify its position.[7] The Supreme Leader of Iran has stated in a fatwa that possession and use of nuclear weapons is "anti-Islamic".[8] Iranian officials have insisted that they have no intention to develop nuclear weapons.