Iran's foreign ministry warned on Monday of a decisive response to Israel’s October airstrikes on its territory, adding that any attack on its nuclear facilities would violate a UN ban.
Iranian officials are intensifying calls for a reconsideration of the nation’s defense strategy, with some lawmakers advocating for nuclear armament.
Iran's foreign minister on Saturday expressed Tehran's preparedness for the resumption of negotiations over its nuclear program but warned that the window will remain open for a limited period of time.
Tehran must embrace atomic bombs to achieve "regional balance," said an Iranian member of parliament on Saturday, adding fuel to an already heated discourse over the future of Iran’s deterrence policies.
UN nuclear chief Rafael Grossi toured two of Iran’s key nuclear sites on Friday as Iran signaled readiness to restart negotiations over its disputed program in an effort to ease sanctions.
In the week since Donald Trump won the US election, Iran’s president Masoud Pezeshkian and his foreign policy chiefs have talked about the importance of engaging with Washington. Their wording may vary, but the message is one: that tensions with the US must be managed.
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) warned on Tuesday ahead of a visit to Tehran that the diplomatic space to achieve another international deal over Iran's disputed nuclear program was shrinking.
In his first press conference since taking over as Israeli foreign minister, Gideon Sa’ar told reporters the country’s first priority is preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.
Many experts and political commentators speaking to Iran's state-controlled media agree that Tehran now faces a United States with greater political coherence after Donald Trump’s election.
UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi will visit Iran on Wednesday, with consultations with Iranian officials set to begin the following day, Iranian state media reported on Sunday.
Tehran must proceed with a nuclear test at the earliest opportunity, an Iranian lawmaker said on Saturday, amid reports in Tehran media of an intercontinental ballistic missile test.
At the end of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's November 2 speech to a handpicked audience, a young man described by media as "a student" urged him to equip Iran with nuclear weapons. Khamenei replied, "Iran will be armed with whatever we need to confront the enemies."
Iran is capable of producing nuclear weapons and an existential threat could cause a rethink of the Supreme Leader's injunction against them, one of his top foreign policy advisors told Lebanese news outlet Al Mayadeen.