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'Pakistan will nuke Israel if...': Iran general's big claim as conflict escalates
Iranian commander Mohsen Rezaei said Pakistan backs Iran and urged Muslim unity, claiming Tehran holds hidden capabilities yet to be revealed.
Mohsen Rezaei, a senior Iranian military commander and member of the national security council, has claimed that Pakistan has assured Iran it would respond with nuclear weapons if Israel uses nuclear missiles.
He made the claim during a recent interview on Iranian state television. However, there has been no statement from any Pakistani official confirming or commenting on the possibility of using nuclear weapons against Israel.
“Pakistan has assured us that if Israel uses a nuclear bomb on Iran, they will attack Israel with a nuclear bomb,” said Rezaei.
Following a brief but tense missile exchange between Iran and Pakistan in early 2024, relations between the two countries appear to have improved.
‘Pakistan backs Iran, calls for Muslim unity’
Iranian commander Mohsen Rezaei said Pakistan has pledged to stand by Iran and called for unity in the Muslim world. He also claimed that Tehran holds undisclosed capabilities that remain hidden from the international community.
On June 14, speaking in the national assembly, Pakistan’s defence minister Khawaja Asif called on Muslim nations to launch a united initiative against Israel.
“Israel has targeted Iran, Yemen, and Palestine. If Muslim nations don’t unite now, each will face the same fate,” he warned.
He urged Muslim countries that have diplomatic relations with Israel to sever those ties immediately and called for the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to convene and develop a joint strategy in response.
Israel-Iran strikes leave scores dead
On Friday, Israel carried out a series of coordinated airstrikes on multiple locations across Iran, targeting military and nuclear facilities. In response, Tehran launched retaliatory strikes, setting off a wave of ongoing attacks and counterattacks between the two sides.
Israeli officials reported at least 13 fatalities and more than 370 injuries from Iranian missile attacks. On the other side, Iran's health ministry said that at least 128 people have been killed and nearly 900 injured since the Israeli strikes began.
