A high ranking Iranian commander has issued an ominous warning in response to Israel's repeated threats of retaliation, according to a report.
Senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards Commander Ahmad Haghtalab suggested on Thursday that Iran may reconsider its "nuclear doctrine" in light of Israeli threats, heightening concerns about Tehran's nuclear program, which Iran has consistently claimed is solely for peaceful purposes.
"The threats of the Zionist regime (Israel) against Iran's nuclear facilities make it possible to review our nuclear doctrine and deviate from our previous considerations," Haghtalab said, according to Reuters.
In 2021, Iran's then-intelligence minister warned that Western pressure could lead Tehran to pursue nuclear weapons, despite a ban by Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in the early 2000s.
Khamenei has the final authority over Tehran's nuclear program, which the West suspects may have military intentions.
Israel has stated it will retaliate against Iran's missile and drone attack on April 13, which Tehran says was in response to an Israeli strike on its embassy compound in Damascus earlier this month, according to Reuters.
"If the Zionist regime wants to take action against our nuclear centres and facilities, we will surely and categorically reciprocate with advanced missiles against their own nuclear sites," Haghtalab said.
Indirect talks between Tehran and Washington to revive Iran's 2015 nuclear deal have been stalled since 2022.
