The secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, says Tehran will not allow any of its enriched nuclear material to be taken out of the country, warning that any new US attack would be met with strikes on American military bases far from Iran.
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Speaking to Lebanon’s Al Mayadeen TV network, Rezaei said Iran had informed its Russian partners that all enriched material would remain inside the country and be used domestically.
“We need enriched materials to design ships and submarines powered by nuclear energy,” he said.
Rezaei also said Iran had reached an advanced level of cyber warfare capability, enabling it to take control of US drones and force them to land.
He added that an end to the war on all fronts across West Asia, particularly in Lebanon, was among Iran’s fundamental conditions.
In the interview, published Tuesday night, Rezaei said that Tehran had presented Washington with seven conditions and was awaiting a clear and direct response. Describing the initial US response as insufficient, he said Washington acts deceptively.
He stressed that Iran’s seven conditions were based on the rights of the Iranian people, adding that the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed until they were fulfilled.
Rezaei also dismissed reports of a planned meeting between himself and US Vice President JD Vance as entirely unfounded.
He called US claims that negotiations with Iran were continuing and that a meeting was planned in Qatar “lies,” saying the reports were intended to ease economic pressure and push oil prices down.
