Iranian official claims Pakistan will launch nuclear strike on Israel if Tel Aviv uses nukes
Pakistan denies
Tehran: A senior Iranian official has claimed that Pakistan has assured Tehran of a nuclear response against Israel if the Zionist state uses nuclear weapons in the ongoing conflict. Mohsen Rezaei, a top commander in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and member of the National Security Council, made the statement during an interview on Iranian state television.
“Pakistan has told us that if Israel uses nuclear missiles, we will also attack it with nuclear weapons,” Rezaei asserted, implying a potential deepening of regional hostilities.
Pakistan’s Shaheen-III missile, with a range of up to 2,700 kilometers, is capable of reaching Israeli territory. While the Pakistani military has not officially commented, the missile is believed to be operational under the country’s strategic forces.
However, Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif later dismissed the claim, stating unequivocally that Islamabad had made no such commitment. In a post on X, Asif emphasised that Pakistan’s policy had not changed, but also cautioned that Israel’s undeclared nuclear arsenal, especially amid the current volatile situation, could embolden Tel Aviv to act more aggressively — raising the risk of a broader regional conflict.
Despite rejecting the nuclear claim, Pakistan has expressed firm diplomatic solidarity with Iran. On June 14, Defence Minister Asif urged Muslim countries to unite against what he described as Israeli aggression not just toward Iran, but also Palestine and Yemen. He called on countries maintaining ties with Israel to sever them and urged the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to craft a joint strategy.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, in a recent phone conversation with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, condemned Israeli airstrikes as violations of Iran’s sovereignty and called for urgent international intervention.
The Israel-Iran conflict has intensified dramatically, with Israeli airstrikes targeting Iranian nuclear and military sites in cities such as Tehran and Mashhad. Iran has responded with its own missile attacks. Both sides have reported casualties.
Rezaei also warned that Iran has undisclosed capabilities and strategies that could shift the balance in the ongoing conflict, adding to global concerns over further escalation.
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Congress’ downfall will start from Baramati if it doesn’t let Sunetra Pawar win unopposed: Bawankule
Nagpur (PTI): The Congress will have to face consequences if it doesn't allow NCP president and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar to win the Baramati assembly bypoll unopposed, said minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Thursday.
The party’s “downfall” will start from Baramati, he said, stressing that the people of Baramati and Maharashtra wish that she is elected unopposed, said the BJP leader.
The April 23 bye election was necessitated after the tragic death of deputy CM Ajit Pawar, who headed the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), in a plane crash in Baramati on January 28. After his death, his wife Sunetra became the party president.
The NCP, BJP and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena are partners in the ruling Mahayuti alliance in the state.
“The Congress will face consequences if it doesn’t let Sunetra win unopposed from Baramati. Its downfall will start from Baramati if it doesn’t withdraw its candidate,” Bawankule told reporters in Nagpur.
Amid efforts to ensure an unopposed contest, the Congress has fielded advocate Akash More for the bypoll.
The party had said that it would withdraw from the contest only if an FIR were registered in Ajit Pawar’s death in the Baramati plane crash.
Replying to another question, Bawankule said the BJP’s performance will be more robust in Assam and Kerala elections compared to the last assembly polls in these states. Assembly polls are being held in a single phase in Assam, Kerala and Puducherry on Thursday.
“These elections will once again show Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership commanding support among the people,” he said.
