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Mahmoud Nabavian Demands Iran Build an Atomic Bomb as Mojtaba Khamenei Orders Unrestricted Response
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Mahmoud Nabavian urged building an atomic bomb in a social media post. Mojtaba Khamenei ordered immediate, unrestricted retaliation against the US and Israel.
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Hardliners press nuclear shift
Mahmoud Nabavian, a hardline member of Iran’s Parliament for Tehran, renewed demands that Tehran build an atomic bomb, writing on X that “Given the threats facing the Iranian nation, it can be confidently stated that a change in the nuclear doctrine is the demand of the overwhelming majority of the heroic people of Iran.” Nabavian added, “We must respond at the same level at which the enemy attacks us,” and he cited a Quran verse about retaliating in equal measure.
Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei issued a defiant statement ordering military preparations for “an immediate and unrestricted response” against the US and Israel, and the directive came as Iran faced the prospect of renewed military action by the US and Israel. Mohsen Rezaei, the secretary of the Iranian Supreme National Security Council, said on Saturday that Tehran is discussing internal debates about changing the country’s nuclear doctrine in the event of renewed war with the United States and the Israeli occupation, while he confirmed that no official decision has been taken to abandon the moratorium on developing and using nuclear weapons.
Debate inside Iran
Seyed Hossein Naqvi-Hosseini, a conservative political activist, argued that “When none of the country’s decision-making bodies have commented on changing the Islamic Republic of Iran’s nuclear strategy,” proposing such topics “in gatherings, on the Parliament podium, and other forums will only be costly for us.” Naqvi-Hosseini said, “These statements push our enemies toward consensus and even cause our friends to waver in supporting Iran,” linking the nuclear debate to shifts in external support.
Mohsen Rezaei told official Iranian television that the discussion centers on the usefulness of continuing the previous doctrine if war erupts again, and he said authorities have not yet decided to change policy on this issue. خبرآنلاین described Mahmoud Nabavian, a representative of Tehran, writing on X that “Tonight, in the gathering of the noble people of Qom, I raised the request for permission to build a nuclear bomb from the Supreme Leader,” followed by “a chorus of takbir and the approval of the people.”
International pressure and next steps
U.S. Secretary of State ماركو روبيو said on Saturday that Iran has shown ambitions to possess a nuclear weapon, stressing that this will not happen, while he said talks with Iran are ongoing and Washington is open to reaching a diplomatic solution.
روبيو said he does not know whether there is a defined timeline for the talks underway in Qatar regarding the Iranian file, and he added that the G20 agreed on the importance of ensuring freedom of navigation amid tensions related to attacks on merchant ships.
عربي21 said Qatari and Pakistani mediation continues to revive negotiations between Washington and Tehran, amid disagreements over the nuclear program, U.S. sanctions, and security of navigation in the Hormuz Strait, and fears of a breakdown of the ceasefire and a resumption of military confrontation.
خبرآنلاین warned that if Iran raises the issue of leaving the NPT or building a nuclear bomb, “these supportive friends will also waver in their support for Iran,” framing the debate as a potential cost rather than a gain.