Tehran: Enriched Nuclear Material Will Not Leave Iran; Any US Attack Met with Strikes on Distant Bases

Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei confirmed that any American attack on Iran would be met by targeting distant US bases, and that his country will not transfer enriched uranium outside its territory.

In a post, he emphasized that ending the war on all fronts in West Asia, particularly Lebanon, is one of Iran's fundamental conditions. Rezaei stressed that Iran will not remove any atom of enriched nuclear material from its soil, noting that he informed Russian friends that the enriched materials will stay in Iran and Tehran will use them itself, explaining that the country needs these materials to design nuclear-powered ships and submarines.

For his part, US President Donald Trump told Reuters that Qatar and Saudi Arabia are keen to reach a peaceful solution to the conflict with Iran, but the United States is prepared to resume military strikes if necessary.

However, Trump indicated that he is not in a hurry to resume strikes, stating that he is satisfied with the US naval blockade imposed on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. In a brief phone interview, he said: "We will see where things go. I am ready."

In early November, Trump showed signs of progress in talks to avoid a return to war, while Tehran stated that "intensive" contacts were ongoing and offered to reopen the strait under strict conditions. But Washington continued to enforce the blockade, as its forces disabled an oil tanker on November 7 that attempted to breach it, and US Central Command announced on Saturday the creation of a new task force to prevent Iran from using land routes for transporting weapons and materials.

RT