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Iran will not allow any of its enriched nuclear material to be removed from the country. The country’s security chief, Mohsen Rezaei, said a new US attack could be met with strikes on American bases farther away.
According to AnewZ, Rezaei told the Iran-aligned Lebanese channel Al Mayadeen TV that Tehran’s response would no longer be limited to US bases near Iran.
“If the Americans make a mistake and launch an attack, we will no longer target only nearby bases. First, we will strike all nearby bases, and then we will also target America’s military bases farther away,” Rezaei said.
He said US bases in European countries could also become targets if aircraft took off from them to strike Iran.
Rezaei’s remarks came after US officials said no further military action against Iran was needed. Analysts have noted that US President Donald Trump has adopted a more conciliatory stance since Republicans’ defeat in the midterm elections held on November 3.
Iran intends to keep enriched material in the country
Rezaei said Tehran had told Moscow that all of its enriched material would remain in the country for Iran’s own use.
“We are already designing nuclear-powered ships and submarines,” Rezaei said, adding that the material could also be used in the future to build small modular reactors.
Russia has previously offered to remove Iran’s uranium from the country as part of a possible agreement aimed at easing US concerns. Moscow said the decision was up to Tehran.
In May, two senior Iranian sources said the country’s supreme leader had ordered that uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels not be sent abroad.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) estimated that Iran had 440.9 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60% when Israel and the United States struck the country’s nuclear facilities in June 2025. That level is far above what is required for civilian use. It is not known how much of the stockpile remained after the strikes.
Israel, the United States and other Western countries have long accused Iran of seeking to acquire nuclear weapons. Tehran rejects the accusation.
Tehran sets seven conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz
Rezaei said Tehran and Washington were not currently holding talks. He said Iran had set seven conditions for the United States to meet before Tehran reopens the Strait of Hormuz, and described Washington’s responses so far as “deceptive.”
Rezaei said Pakistan and Qatar were the most active countries in mediation. Iraq and the United Arab Emirates had also conveyed messages from people close to Trump to the parties, he added.
Washington has said that initial talks to end the war between the two countries must include nuclear issues.
Last week, a senior Iranian official said Tehran had sent its nuclear proposal to the United States through Qatar. The proposal would be discussed after Washington meets Iran’s seven demands.
