Iran is capable of producing nuclear weapons and an existential threat could cause a rethink of the Supreme Leader's injunction against them, one of his top foreign policy advisors told Lebanese news outlet Al Mayadeen.
A hardline Iranian newspaper affiliated with the Revolutionary Guards has called for building nuclear weapons as a form of deterrence following Israeli air strikes on October 26.
A little-known but influential body handpicked by Iran's Supreme Leader may provide the spur Ali Khamenei needs to ditch his avowed refusal of nuclear weapons and reach for the ultimate deterrent in the wake of punishing Israeli attacks.
Iran has written to the UN nuclear watchdog to complain about Israel's threats against its nuclear sites in a possible retaliatory strike, foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said on Monday.
Masoud Pezeshkian’s strategic deputy and former foreign minister, Mohammad-Javad Zarif, has said that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei opposes nuclear weapons not only for religious reasons but also for strategic considerations.
A fire that broke out in the Shadabad iron market in Tehran on Saturday and left four people killed and seven others injured was allegedly at a location linked to Iran’s nuclear industry, according to Israeli intelligence research center Intelli Times.
As some of Iran's hardliners call for the weaponization of the country's nuclear program by pushing for "a change in its nuclear doctrine," it raises questions among Iran watchers about the implications of such demands.
Thirty-nine Iranian lawmakers have called on Iran's Supreme National Security Council to review the country's defense doctrine and consider adopting nuclear weapons as the risk of escalation with Israel continues to grow.
Pro-establishment voices on Persian-language social media claim a recent earthquake in Iran’s Semnan Province was actually a covert nuclear test, with ultra-hardliners calling for Iran to pursue nuclear deterrence capabilities.
Following the recent escalation between Iran and Israel, a hardline Tehran newspaper is calling for a significant shift in the Islamic Republic’s nuclear doctrine, advocating for a major “transformation.”
In the wake of Iran's massive but largely ineffectual missile barrage, Israel has arrived at a critical crossroads that will test its ambition in dealing with its mortal enemy.
The Islamic Republic should close the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf and build a nuclear bomb, Iran's ultra-hardliners have been demanding on social media in the wake of Israel’s killing of Hassan Nasrallah.
A hardline academic in Tehran, frequently featured on Iranian state TV as a US politics expert, has claimed that the United States is unlikely to respond to Pezeshkian's “pacifist remarks” during his visit to the UN headquarters in New York.