Tehran: Iran, which is on the verge of war with Israel, has now given a big warning regarding its nuclear program. A senior adviser to Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said that Tehran could change its nuclear doctrine if Israel targeted Iranian nuclear facilities. The Iranian official’s comments come at a time when Israeli PM Netanyahu has vowed to give a befitting reply to Iran over the October 1 ballistic missile attacks.
attack on nuclear plants red line
Khamenei’s political adviser, Brigadier General Rasoul Sanei-Raad, told Iranian news agency Fars News: “An attack on nuclear sites could certainly have an impact on calculations during and after the war.” Sane-Raad said some politicians have already raised the possibility of a change in nuclear strategy. Such action (Israeli attacks on nuclear plants) would cross regional and global red lines.
Israel has threatened
Israel has announced revenge from Iran after the attack of more than 180 ballistic missiles on Israel. Although there is no information about how the retaliatory attack will take place, Israeli Defense Minister Galant had said that it will be strong. Meanwhile, Netanyahu’s hard-right allies are pressuring him to target Iran’s nuclear program. But western countries including America have asked Israel not to do so.
Experts say Israel does not have the capability to successfully target Iran’s nuclear facilities without American help. Iran has built its plants deep underground and safe. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant said on Wednesday that Israel’s response would be “lethal, precise and, above all, stunning.” “They won’t understand what happened or how it happened,” Gallant said. They will see the results.
Iran’s nuclear program
After the then US President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew from the nuclear deal with Iran in 2018, Tehran has rapidly increased its nuclear activities. Iran is enriching uranium at 60 percent purity, which is close to weapons grade. The International Atomic Energy Agency estimates that Iran could produce about three nuclear bombs in a matter of weeks. Iran has said that its program is only for civilian purposes and there has been no change in it.