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Commander admits Iran could make nuclear bombs to target Israel

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Saturday May 4 2024

A senior Iranian military commander has warned that Tehran could reconsider its nuclear strategy amid warnings of a "massive and harsh response" to any Israeli attack.

The statement by Ahmed Haghtalab, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander in charge of nuclear security, is a rare admission that Iran could use its stock of enriched uranium to make nuclear bombs.

There have been fears that Iran's conflict with Israel could accelerate the development of a bomb to achieve deterrence against its more powerful foe, which itself has an undeclared arsenal of nuclear weapons.

"A review of our nuclear doctrine and politics, as well as considerations previously communicated, is entirely possible," Haghtalab said, according to Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency.

The Israeli government is considering how and when

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