Islamabad, 11 November, 2026 (Ghufran): Iran will not allow any quantity of its enriched nuclear material to be transferred outside the country and has warned that any fresh US military strikes against the Islamic Republic would trigger retaliatory action, Iranian security chief Mohsen Rezaei said. In televised remarks to Lebanon-based Al Mayadeen TV, Rezaei stated that Tehran would retain full control of its enriched uranium and use it for its own purposes. He warned that any new US attacks would be met with strikes against American military bases located far from Iran. His remarks came amid reports that US officials had played down the need for further military action against Tehran, while analysts noted a more conciliatory tone from President Donald Trump following the Republican Party’s defeat in the November 3 midterm elections. Rezaei also said that no negotiations were currently taking place between Tehran and Washington. He explained that Iran needed enriched nuclear material to develop nuclear-powered ships and submarines, adding that Tehran had informed Moscow that the material would remain within the country. Russia has previously offered to take custody of Iran’s enriched uranium as part of a possible agreement aimed at addressing US concerns, but maintained that the final decision rested with Tehran. According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Iran possessed 440.9 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60 percent before Israeli and US strikes targeted Iranian nuclear facilities in June 2025, although the amount of material that survived the attacks remains unclear. The United States, Israel and other Western countries have repeatedly accused Iran of pursuing nuclear weapons, an allegation Tehran has consistently denied. Washington has maintained that nuclear issues must be included in any initial negotiations aimed at ending the conflict. Meanwhile, a senior Iranian official recently told Reuters that Tehran had sent a nuclear proposal to Washington through Qatar, with discussions conditional on the United States first meeting seven demands presented by Iran.