Iran security official says no enriched uranium will leave the country

Iran's top security official, General Mohsen Rezaei, said in an exclusive interview with the Lebanese-based Al Mayadeen that not a single particle of Iran's enriched nuclear material will leave the country, according to Mehr News. Rezaei, identified as a senior figure on the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), said the enriched materials will remain in Iran and will be used domestically.

"We will not allow even a single particle of enriched nuclear material to leave Iran," Rezaei said, adding that Iran has informed "our Russian friends" that the enriched materials will stay in the country and be used by Iran itself. He said Iran needs enriched material to design nuclear-powered ships and submarines.

On the prospect of renewed US military action, Rezaei warned that any new US attack would be met with retaliatory strikes against American military bases, including those located far from Iran. He described any such attack as renewed US aggression and said the response would be severe.

Rezaei also said that ending the war on all fronts in West Asia, particularly in Lebanon, is one of Iran's fundamental conditions. He did not elaborate on the mechanism by which this condition would be pursued.

Separately, the official said Iran has reached an advanced level in electronic warfare, enabling it to take control of American drones and bring them down safely. He did not provide further details on the systems involved or on specific incidents.

The interview covered Iran's nuclear posture, its conditions for regional de-escalation and its warnings regarding US military bases in the region. According to Mehr News, the remarks were made in an exclusive interview with Al Mayadeen.