US reiterates commitment to never allowing Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon
Shafaq News/ The US State Department reiterated on Friday its commitment to preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, following remarks from an Iranian official suggesting that Tehran might reconsider its nuclear doctrine.
Responding
to comments made by Kamal Kharrazi, advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah
Ali Khamenei, a State Department spokesperson told Alhurra that President Biden
has made it clear that the US “is committed to never allowing Iran to acquire a
nuclear weapon and is prepared to use all elements of national power to ensure
that outcome.”
The
spokesperson added that the US remains deeply concerned about Iran’s nuclear
activities and continues to monitor them closely. He further noted that “the
intelligence community continues to assess that the Supreme Leader has not
decided to resume the nuclear weapons program that Iran suspended in 2003.
Nevertheless, the US takes any nuclear escalation by Iran seriously and will
respond appropriately,”.
Earlier
today, Kharrazi spoke about Iran's military capabilities and the potential for
changes in its nuclear policy in response to perceived "existential
threats". However, he emphasized that the Fatwa issued by Iranian Leader
Sayyed Ali Khamenei serves as “the sole constraint preventing Iran from
pursuing nuclear armament.”
“If Western
countries fail to address Iran's concerns, especially those related to its
sovereignty and territorial integrity, Iran will have no longer any reason to
take the Western worries into account.”