Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, has said Iran will not move any enriched nuclear material out of the country and plans to use it itself. He made the comments in an interview with Lebanon's Al Mayadeen TV, according to Iran International, Dawn and the New Arab.
This puts Iran's top security official behind the position set out on Monday by Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei, who also ruled out transferring the uranium abroad. Washington has said nuclear issues must be part of any initial negotiations, the New Arab reports, citing agencies.
Rezaei warned that any new US attack would lead Iran to target American military bases, including those farther away, Iran International reports. He also said ending the war on all fronts, particularly Lebanon, is one of Iran's core conditions.
He claimed Iran has electronic-warfare capabilities that let it take control of US drones and bring them down. That claim has not been independently checked.