Ahmad Vahidi, the Commander-in-Chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), recently declared that Tehran would continue pursuing nuclear weapons as long as the US and Israel retain their own arsenals.

The Israeli media quoted Vahidi as saying: “As long as the US and Israel possess nuclear weapons, we will continue working on them for our national security. If they disarm, we will disarm.” According to Tel Aviv, it is a “direct admission” by a top Iranian official of pursuing a nuclear bomb.

The IRGC Commander-in-Chief made the comments after US President Donald John Trump claimed that diplomatic talks with Iran gathered pace, stating that the Islamic Republic approached his administration for talks. He further claimed that more clarity would emerge within the next few days.

Speaking at a press conference in Los Angeles, the President said: “We’re moving along very nicely. We’ll find out. We’ll know in 48 hours, I would say.” According to Trump, Iranian officials had initiated contact, seeking negotiations. He stressed: “A lot of progress has been made. They called me, and they said, ‘Please, let’s talk.’ They want to talk. The funny thing is, they never mention that… I think they’d be very smart to make a deal. We’ll see what happens.“

Earlier, President Trump linked the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to the diplomatic efforts involving Iran and Oman. He made clear that Iran would not be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon, stressing: “Iran, as an example, will never have a nuclear weapon. They already can’t, but they’ll – it’s going to be formal. The strait’s going to be open very soon, or they’re going to get hit very hard, and then the strait’s going to be open.“

Currently, the US, Iran and Oman are negotiating an interim agreement aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz following heightened tensions after the collapse of a 14-point Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Washington DC and Tehran in July 2026.

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