The tension between Iran and Israel reached its peak with the ‘nuclear doctrine’ statement of Khamenei’s chief advisor, Kamal Harrazi. While people were wondering what Iran’s response would be after Israel’s attack on Iran, Harrazi announced that Iran would “definitely” respond to Israel.
Kamal Harrazi, Chairman of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations of Iran and chief advisor to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, made a statement in the Lebanese media. Evaluating Israel’s retaliatory attack on Iran’s military bases, Harrazi said, “The Israelis’ response to our missile attacks was very insignificant. Air defense systems were also one of the factors that stopped them, and this caused serious reactions in Israel. Because their expectations were much higher.” “Therefore, it is clear that what they did was completely disproportionate,” he said.
“IRAN WILL DEFINITELY RESPOND TO ISRAEL”
Referring to Khamenei’s statement that “The Zionist regime made a mistake in its calculations regarding Iran”, Harrazi said, “Iran will definitely respond to Israel at the appropriate time and in the appropriate way. The Israelis’ calculations were wrong from the very beginning. They destroyed Hamas by attacking Gaza.” “They thought they could eliminate Hezbollah by attacking Lebanon. They thought they could weaken the resistance by martyring Hamas and Hezbollah leaders. These were miscalculations, and many people even within Israel accept these erroneous strategies,” he said.
Saying that it is not possible to suppress freedom and thought through military intervention, Harrazi said, “Hamas and Hezbollah continue to grow stronger. Despite the martyrdom of the Hezbollah leader, the resistance continues to exist and Sheikh Naim Kasım was recently appointed in his place. He has been working in Hezbollah for 30 years and has detailed information about the organization.” “He is a dominant figure. Under his leadership, Hezbollah will continue its path by preserving its power,” he said.
STATEMENT OF “NUCLEAR DOCTRINE”
Evaluating the issue that Iran may change its nuclear doctrine, Harrazi said, “If Iran faces an existential threat, it may change its nuclear doctrine. We currently have the capacity to produce nuclear weapons. However, the only obstacle is that the religious leader has now banned this.” spoke.
“WE CAN INCREASE THE RANGE OF OUR MISSILES”
Stating that Iran has proven itself in missile development with the “Real Promise 1 and 2” operations, Harrazi warned that Iran could increase its missile range and said, “As Iran, we were keeping the range of the missiles limited due to the sensitivities of the Westerners and Europeans, but especially due to our country’s national sovereignty.” “Since they do not take into account our sensitivities on many issues, we will not take their sensitivities into consideration. In this sense, we can increase the range of our missiles,” he said.
“WE ARE READY FOR WAR”
Touching on the issue of war with Israel, Harrazi said that they were prepared for all kinds of scenarios and said, “We are not in favor of the expansion of the war, but we are also ready for war. We have shown our deterrence in our operations against Israel. If the Israelis want to continue this, we will naturally respond.”
Referring to the ongoing ceasefire talks in Lebanon and Gaza, Harrazi said, “Iran has no intervention in the ceasefire talks. This issue concerns the Lebanese and Palestinians entirely. We will support whatever decision they make.”
Source: AA