Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and adviser to Iran’s supreme leader Mohsen Rezaei.
Analysts have also pointed to a more conciliatory tone from President Donald Trump since Republicans’ defeat in the November 3 midterm elections.
Iran will not allow even a single particle of its enriched nuclear material to leave the country and will retaliate if the United States launches fresh strikes against the Islamic Republic, Iranian security chief Mohsen Rezaei said. Rezaei said there were currently no negotiations between Tehran and Washington. “Any new US attacks will also be met with targeting US bases far away,” he said. Washington has said Iran’s nuclear programme must be part of any initial negotiations aimed at ending the war between the two countries. Earlier last week, a senior Iranian official told Reuters that Tehran had sent a nuclear proposal to Washington through Qatar.
He warned that any fresh US attacks would be met with retaliation. However, the proposal would be discussed only after the US meets seven demands put forward by Iran.
Government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani warned on Tuesday that supply cuts could affect the entire country, including the capital, Tehran, if consumption remains high.