Netanyahu says Israel will prevent Iran’s nuclearisation after alleged IRGC chief remarks

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Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said Israel will take all necessary action to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, speaking after purported comments attributed to Ahmad Vahidi, commander-in-chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Netanyahu was quoted by Israel’s Channel 14. Ynet reported the authenticity of Vahidi’s remarks had not been verified and said they first appeared on an unofficial account called Mossad Commentary; US envoy Mike Waltz shared Channel 14’s post.

Preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons was cited as an objective of the US war on Iran. The article says an MoU in which Iran agreed not to acquire nuclear weapons collapsed and hostilities resumed. It reports former US President Donald Trump threatened to bomb an under‑construction site called Kuh‑e Kolang Gaz La, or Pickaxe Mountain, near Natanz, which was struck in 2025 during Operation Midnight Hammer. Iran maintains its programme is civilian and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said Islam prohibits nuclear weapons; Western intelligence agencies and a New York Times report say they believe Iran may seek weapons and that Mojtaba Khamenei is more inclined than his father.

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Readers should note that the central claim about IRGC chief Ahmad Vahidi’s call to continue developing nuclear weapons is described in the article as unverified and traced to an unofficial social media account. Media reports and diplomats sharing such material can amplify unconfirmed statements and risk hardening public perceptions. Similarly, intelligence assessments cited by Western agencies and the New York Times are described as based on previously collected information, not new evidence. An ordinary reader would reasonably require clear verification before treating these assertions as settled fact, while also weighing Iran’s stated position that its nuclear programme is civilian and statements by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on prohibition of nuclear arms.

Original article: Israel will prevent nuclear Iran says Netanyahu after IRGC Chief allegedly claimed Tehran will continue to pursue them (www.livemint.com)

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