Iran urged Israel on Tuesday not to attack any of its infrastructure, citing fears of an Israeli attack on oil or nuclear sites following Iran’s missile bombardment last week.
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told state television that any attack on Iranian infrastructure would result in an even heavier response.
He commented after Israel announced that it was preparing a reaction to Iran’s October 1 missile attack on its arch-enemy, the second in six months.
According to an official statement issued on Monday, Araghchi stated that Iran has no desire to engage in regional conflict.
On Friday, US President Joe Biden warned Israel against hitting oil installations in Iran, one of the world’s top ten petroleum producers.
General Rassul Sanairad of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned Israel on Sunday that any strike on nuclear or energy sites would be a “red line”.
According to the Fars news agency, in response to Israel’s threat, “some political leaders have spoken of a possible change in Iran’s nuclear policy.”
In 2022, after an official stated that Iran possessed the technological capabilities to develop a nuclear bomb, the regime reiterated that its nuclear aspirations had not changed.
According to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Iran paused its uranium enrichment last year before accelerating it in late 2023 to produce 60 percent enriched uranium.
Enrichment levels of approximately 90% are required for military use.
Iran has consistently denied any desire to acquire nuclear weapons capabilities, saying that its efforts are totally peaceful.
Any attack on Iranian nuclear sites “would have an impact on the kind of response by Iran,” according to General Sanairad.
Tehran claims that its attack on Israel, which involved the launch of over 200 missiles, was in response to the deaths of Hassan Nasrallah, leader of the Iran-backed Lebanese movement Hezbollah, and Hamas senior leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.
Iran blamed Israel for Haniyeh’s killing, but Israel hasn’t responded.
