Iran will not let a single particle of its enriched nuclear material leave the country, and any new U.S. attack would be met with strikes on distant American bases, Iranian security chief Mohsen Rezaei has said.
Speaking to Lebanon’s pro-Iranian Al Mayadeen TV, Rezaei warned that Tehran would no longer limit its response to U.S. bases close to Iran.
“If the Americans make a mistake and launch an attack, then we will no longer solely target nearby bases. First, we will hit all the bases nearby, and second, we will also hit America’s distant military bases,” he said.
He added that this could include U.S. bases in European countries if aircraft took off from them to strike Iran.
His remarks came after U.S. officials played down the need for further military action against Iran. Analysts have noted a more conciliatory tone from President Donald Trump since the Republicans’ defeat in the 3 November midterm elections.
Rezaei said Tehran had told Moscow that all of its enriched material would stay in the country for its own use.
“We are already designing ships that operate on nuclear power and submarines that operate on nuclear power,” he said, adding that Iran might also use the material to build small modular reactors in the future.
Russia has previously offered to take uranium out of Iran as part of a possible deal to ease U.S. concerns, but has said the decision rests with Tehran.
In May, two senior Iranian sources said Iran’s Supreme Leader had ordered that the country’s near-weapons-grade uranium should not be sent abroad.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) estimates that Iran had 440.9 kg of uranium enriched to 60 per cent, far above the level needed for civilian use, when Israel and the U.S. struck Iranian nuclear facilities in June 2025. It is unclear how much of that stockpile survived.
Israel, the United States and other Western countries have long accused Iran of seeking nuclear weapons. Tehran denies the accusation.
Rezaei said there are currently no negotiations between Tehran and Washington. He said Iran had set seven conditions that the U.S. must meet before it reopens the Strait of Hormuz, and described the American responses so far as “deceptive”.
He said Pakistan and Qatar had been the most active mediators, while countries including Iraq and the United Arab Emirates had also passed on messages from people close to Trump.
Washington has said nuclear issues must be part of any initial negotiations to end the war between the two countries.
Last week, a senior Iranian official said Tehran had sent the U.S. a nuclear proposal via Qatar, which would be discussed only after Washington meets Iran’s seven demands.
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