SAEDNEWS: Iran’s Security Chief Reviews US Vice President’s Letter as Nuclear Policy Change Remains Undecided
According to Saednews, Speaking to Iran’s national television on Saturday, Major General Rezaei said diplomatic efforts had been ongoing for more than a month, while Washington continued to push for negotiations.
He emphasized, however, that Iran had made its position clear: neither the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened nor negotiations with the United States would begin until Tehran’s seven conditions were fulfilled.
Regarding a letter from Vance, Rezaei confirmed that he had read it but had not yet responded. He described its tone as markedly different from previous correspondence, including an earlier letter from US President Donald Trump, viewing the change as a positive development.
Rezaei said Tehran was waiting for Washington to demonstrate a change in its conduct, adding that fulfilling Iran’s seven conditions could be an indication of such a shift.
Addressing the possibility of revising Iran’s nuclear doctrine, Rezaei said the country’s leadership had not officially made any new decision on the matter.
Nevertheless, he acknowledged that the question was increasingly being raised over whether Iran should retain its existing nuclear doctrine if another war were to break out.
According to Rezaei, public calls for a possible change in the doctrine had emerged after Iranians witnessed attacks on their country’s nuclear facilities, despite the peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear programme and its cooperation with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors.
He said many people were now questioning why Iran should continue following the same nuclear policy under such circumstances.
On the prospect of nuclear negotiations, Rezaei reiterated that Iran was a signatory to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and would firmly defend its rights in any negotiations.
He stressed that Iran was determined to bring the war to an end under conditions that would deter any future aggression against the country while safeguarding the rights of the Iranian people.
