Iran News: Dreadful of International Pressure, Tehran Resumes Nuclear Extortion Tactics
Amidst renewed tensions, Tehran has once again resorted to its familiar playbook of nuclear extortion tactics. A senior Iranian security official has recently voiced apprehensions about the safety of the nation’s nuclear facilities, warning that any attack on these vital sites could necessitate a reevaluation of Iran’s nuclear policies.
Ahmad Haghtalab, who heads the regime’s nuclear facilities protection and security, delivered this warning on April 18. He underscored that any assault on Iran’s nuclear installations would necessitate a thorough review of the regime’s nuclear doctrine and policies.
“The recent assaults on the consulate section of the Islamic Republic’s embassy in Syria by agents of the fabricated Zionist regime blatantly violated international laws and regulations,” declared Haghtalab. “It is imperative to underscore that any future attempts to target our nuclear facilities will compel us to reconsider our previously stated positions.”
Haghtalab further boasted, “Today, our armed forces stand fully prepared. Enemy nuclear installations have been identified, and comprehensive information about all targets is available. Our potent missile arsenal is poised to eliminate these identified targets.”
This warning surfaces amidst escalating tensions in the region, notably following various military actions by Israel and the regime’s retaliatory maneuvers on April 14. However, these remarks transcend mere apprehensions toward potential conflict with Israel and its Western allies.
Since 1991, when the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) exposed the clerical regime’s covert nuclear weapons program, the world has faced but ignored the looming threat. Since 2002, after numerous NCRI conferences revealed the extensive scope of the regime’s nuclear facilities and programs, Iran has sought to obscure significant aspects of its nuclear ambitions, shielding its military dimensions from UN inspectors. Tehran has employed religious decrees and political maneuvers to justify its nuclear program as solely for civilian purposes. Yet, every time Tehran faces international pressure, it resorts to nuclear extortion tactics.
In early April, Mahmoud Aghamiri, president of Tehran’s Beheshti University, hinted at the potential for a shift in the Supreme Leader’s religious decree regarding atomic weapons development. Aghamiri suggested that given Iran’s technological capabilities, building an atomic bomb could be easier than refraining from doing so.
In a televised interview on February 9, 2021, Mahmoud Alavi, the regime’s former Minister of Intelligence and Security (MOIS), hinted at the possibility of Iran opting to develop nuclear weapons to counter international pressure.
“While our nuclear program is ostensibly peaceful and sanctioned by the supreme leader’s fatwa forbidding nuclear weapons, external pressures could push Iran in that direction,” Alavi remarked. He likened Iran’s potential response to that of a cornered cat, indicating a behavioral shift under pressure, though he insisted Iran presently has no plans to pursue nuclear weapons.
The intelligence minister Mahmoud Alavi talks about Iran nuclear deal & MOIS measures against MEK.
