Iran would have to acquire a nuclear weapon if attacked by the United States or its allies, an adviser to the countryโs supreme leader warned on Monday, following a threat by US President Donald Trump.
The comments came after Iranโs Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei promised to hit back if Trump carried out a threat to bomb the Islamic republic if it did not make a deal to curb its nuclear programme.
โWe are not moving towards (nuclear) weapons, but if you do something wrong in the Iranian nuclear issue, you will force Iran to move towards that because it has to defend itself,โ Khameneiโs adviser Ali Larijani told state TV.
โIran does not want to do this, but โฆ (it) will have no choice,โ he added.
โIf at some point you (the US) move towards bombing by yourself or through Israel, you will force Iran to make a different decision.โ