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American and Israeli attacks during the negotiations have raised questions about whether the current policy is providing the country with more security. In this context, calls for withdrawal from the NPT Treaty are increasing...
The internal debate in Iran over the possibility of developing nuclear weapons is intensifying, as officials linked to the Revolutionary Guard and hardline figures are calling for a review of Tehran's strategy, Reuters reported, in the context of escalating conflict with the United States and Israel.
According to the report, the Revolutionary Guard has significantly strengthened its influence on the political scene following the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was assassinated at the beginning of the war on February 28. In this climate, tougher stances on the nuclear program are gaining ground.
However, well-informed sources emphasize that there is no official decision yet to change the nuclear doctrine or develop the weapon. The discussion remains at the level of political and institutional pressure to review the current course.
For years, Western countries have suspected Iran of seeking to develop nuclear weapons, a charge Tehran has repeatedly denied. Iranian authorities have insisted that their program is civilian and have cited Khamenei's religious prohibition against nuclear weapons, as well as commitments under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
However, recent developments appear to have changed the domestic climate. American and Israeli attacks, launched during the negotiation period, have prompted voices questioning whether the current policy guarantees the country's security.
In this context, calls for withdrawal from the NPT Treaty are increasing, an idea that was previously articulated mainly as political pressure, but which is now being discussed more openly in state media. The Tasnim Agency, close to the Revolutionary Guard, published an article calling for the treaty to be withdrawn as soon as possible, while preserving the civilian nuclear program.
Other hard-line figures have also supported this approach. Politician Mohammad Javad Larijani has suggested suspending participation in the treaty and reassessing its usefulness for national interests.
More direct statements have also appeared in public discourse. Conservative commentator Nasser Torabi, on a state television broadcast, argued that the country should act to secure nuclear weapons. “ We must build nuclear weapons. Either we build them, or we secure them ,” he declared.
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