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Mohsen Rezaei Says Iran Won’t Export Enriched Nuclear Material, Warns of Strikes
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Iran will not export any enriched nuclear material and will use it domestically. Any new US attack would be met with strikes on distant US bases.
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Nuclear Material and Retaliation
Mohsen Rezaei, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said Iran will not surrender even the smallest quantity of its enriched nuclear material and declared, “Not a single gram of enriched nuclear material will be exported from Iran.” Rezaei told Al Mayadeen that Tehran has informed its Russian friends that the enriched nuclear material “will remain in Iran and that we will use it for our own purposes.”
Rezaei warned that any renewed US attack would trigger a broader Iranian response, saying, “Any new American attack will be met with strikes targeting US military bases in more distant locations as well.” Rezaei also linked the nuclear material to Iran’s stated needs for “nuclear-powered ships and submarines,” and he framed ending the war on all fronts across West Asia, particularly in Lebanon, as one of Iran’s fundamental conditions.
Drone Control and Conditions
Rezaei said Iran has reached “an advanced level of electronic warfare capabilities that enables us to take control of and shoot down American drones,” in an interview carried by Al-Manar TV Lebanon. WANA News Agency reported Rezaei warning that any new U.S. attack would be met with strikes on American military bases, including those located far from the region.
Rezaei told Al Mayadeen that Tehran has conveyed its position to Moscow, and he reiterated that the enriched material will remain in Iran for domestic use. Rezaei also stressed that an end to the war on all fronts across West Asia, particularly in Lebanon, remains one of Iran’s key conditions, while he described electronic warfare as a capability that enables Iran to take control of U.S. drones and bring them down.
Market Jitters and Shipping
Revista ADVFN said international oil prices rose on Wednesday and recovered from their two-month lows after an Iranian security official said Tehran would not allow any enriched nuclear material to leave the country.
“Brent crude futures climbed $1.28, or 1.4%, to $92.77 a barrel.”
Revista ADVFN reported that Brent crude futures climbed $1.28, or 1.4%, to $92.77 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate gained $0.76, or 0.9%, to $86.80 per barrel.
Revista ADVFN linked the oil move to uncertainty about negotiations involving the United States and Israel, and it said security conditions in the Strait of Hormuz remained a key factor after attacks on commercial vessels.
Revista ADVFN cited the Washington Institute for Near East Policy saying October saw attacks on 37 ships, and it added that Britain’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency said a tanker had been struck northeast of Lima, in Oman.