The secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, Mohsen Rezaei, warned this Saturday that the actions of the United States and Israel could lead Tehran to reconsider its continuity in the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).
"We are still fully aligned with the fatwa (religious edict) of the supreme leader and have not modified our nuclear doctrine, but we do not know what will happen in the future. It depends on Washington's behavior," Rezaei declared in an interview granted to the pan-Arab channel Al Jazeera.
Regarding the confrontation with the United States, Rezaei pointed out that Tehran has communicated to the Trump Administration, through the mediating countries Qatar and Pakistan, the conditions it poses to end the war and is awaiting a response.
As he detailed, those demands include the total suspension of hostilities on all fronts, the return of frozen Iranian funds, and the lifting of the naval blockade. "Washington is interested in accepting our conditions to end the war," he asserted.
At the same time, he emphasized that "we know the weaknesses of U.S. military forces and we are more prepared than ever to counter their airstrikes."
"Iran has changed its strategy towards the United States after they withdrew from the memorandum of understanding: if they attack us, we will attack U.S. bases and interests in the region," he warned, referring to Tehran's new military approach.
Rezaei also expressed Iran's willingness for "the war between Saudi Arabia and Yemen to end," referring to the conflict facing the Houthi rebels, backed by Tehran, with the internationally recognized Yemeni government forces supported by Riyadh. "And I believe that the Yemenis also want an agreement with Saudi Arabia," he added.
During the interview, Rezaei also revealed that Iran has recently conducted tests with an anti-ship missile near a U.S. aircraft carrier, thus demonstrating its response capability in the Gulf.