Iran lawmaker calls for nuclear weapons after US and Israel conflict

Iranian lawmaker Hamidreza Gudarzi took to the floor Monday with a blunt pitch: Tehran should reconsider its nuclear policy and pursue atomic weapons as a deterrent after its conflict with the United States and Israel.

Gudarzi claimed Iran faced explicit nuclear threats during that fighting, singling out one target in particular. According to the lawmaker, the enemy openly threatened to use nuclear weapons, especially to destroy Pickaxe Mountain.

His solution, as he put it, is to go nuclear. Gudarzi argued that acquiring such weapons would create deterrence and make the enemy think twice before even issuing a threat, calling it the best way to silence the pressure.

He also drew a clear line under his own proposal. Any decision to actually alter Iran's nuclear doctrine does not belong to him, Gudarzi said, but to the country's highest authorities.