Iranian cleric Mohammad Baqer Kharazi said Tuesday that the only way to save Iran is to build a nuclear bomb and detonate it in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, producing a tsunami that would reach the United States, according to a Telegram report. Kharazi, secretary-general of the Islamic Reform Party and a representative of hardline conservative circles, added that anyone opposing the bomb would have to answer for it in the afterlife.
Iranian cleric Mohammad Baqer Kharazi, secretary-general of the Islamic Reform Party and a figure linked to hardline conservative circles, called Tuesday for Iran to build a nuclear bomb and detonate it in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, claiming the resulting tsunami would reach the United States. The statement, reported by the source 301, echoes and amplifies a series of public calls by Iranian figures for nuclear weapons development in recent months.
As The Zioneer has reported, similar rhetoric has emerged from Iranian parliament members, party leaders, and state-aligned media. In July, parliament member Ahmad-Bakhshayesh Ardestani told an Iranian outlet that "it is time for Iran to build a nuclear bomb." Earlier, the secretary-general of Iran's Islamic Revolution Front warned that if the US attacks again, Tehran would immediately build a nuclear bomb. The IRGC-affiliated Fars News Agency also published an article urging accelerated nuclear weapons development.
Kharazi's statement is notable for its extreme apocalyptic imagery — a nuclear-generated tsunami targeting the US — but it does not represent official Iranian government policy. The Islamic Republic has consistently denied seeking nuclear weapons, though it has enriched uranium to 60% purity, a level with no civilian use. The statement adds to the growing chorus of hardline voices advocating for a nuclear breakout amid heightened US-Iran tensions.
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