WANA (Jul 08) – Ebrahim Rezaei, spokesperson for the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, said Iran could consider withdrawing from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), changing its nuclear doctrine, and closing the Bab al-Mandab Strait in addition to the Strait of Hormuz if the United States launches another attack against the country.

 

Referring to what he described as the United States’ unilateral withdrawal from the memorandum of understanding and overnight attacks on Iran’s infrastructure, Rezaei said that if the United States attacks Iran again, the country will respond “with all its capabilities” and is prepared to deliver a decisive and powerful response.

 

He said Iran had gained valuable experience during the “12-day war” and the “third imposed war,” adding that it now knows how to defeat and humiliate its adversaries and “how to defeat the Americans.”

 

Rezaei said Iran had expanded the conflict to the regional level during the recent war and confronted its enemies across the region. In any future confrontation, he said, Iran would launch a comprehensive and surprise offensive that would not be limited to military operations but would also involve “the full capabilities of the Axis of Resistance” to target U.S. assets, personnel, equipment, facilities, and bases across the region, while simultaneously pursuing other strategic options.

 

He added that Iran possesses numerous capabilities that were not used even during the recent war and said those options would be considered if the United States attacks again.

 

Among those options, Rezaei said, is closing the Bab al-Mandab Strait in addition to the Strait of Hormuz. He also said that withdrawing from the NPT is another option that could be placed on the agenda, noting that a related bill is ready for parliamentary consideration.

 

Rezaei further said that another option under consideration in the event of a full-scale U.S. attack would be changing Iran’s nuclear doctrine, adding that Tehran would examine that option if it perceives an existential threat against the country.

 

Commenting on remarks made by U.S. President Donald Trump at the NATO summit, Rezaei described Trump’s comments about the Iranian people as stemming from anger and said they reflected both the strength of the Iranian nation and what he called the United States’ desperation.

 

He also said Trump had failed to achieve his objectives in Iran, including what he described as the occupation, partition, and destruction of the country, and had suffered significant setbacks in the region in recent months and days. According to Rezaei, this had led Trump to insult the Iranian people, adding that such remarks “befit Trump and the Americans.”

 

Concluding his remarks, Rezaei referred to the history of the United States’ founding, saying Iran would not forget that “European outcasts and remnants” established the country.

 

He described the United States as being formed by “European outcasts and hooligans,” calling it “a historical fact,” and contrasted it with Iran, which he said has a civilization and historical legacy spanning 10,000 years. He added that Trump’s remarks would further unite Iranians against their enemies.