A senior Iranian official, General Mohsen Rezaei of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and a member of Iran’s National Security Council, claimed on Iranian state television that Pakistan would launch a nuclear attack on Israel if Israel uses nuclear weapons against Iran. This statement was made amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, with missile exchanges between Iran and Israel following Israeli airstrikes on Iranian nuclear and military facilities on June 13, 2025. Rezaei’s claim suggests a Pakistani assurance to retaliate on Iran’s behalf, though no official statement from Pakistani authorities, including Defense Minister Khwaja Asif, has confirmed this. Asif did express solidarity with Iran, stating on June 14, 2025, that Pakistan stands by Tehran and urged Muslim nations to unite against Israel, but he stopped short of mentioning nuclear retaliation.
Posts on X have echoed this claim, with users stating that Pakistan would strike Israel with nuclear weapons if Israel nukes Iran, reflecting a sentiment of regional solidarity. However, these posts are inconclusive without official confirmation from Pakistan.
Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal, estimated at around 170 warheads, is primarily designed to deter India, not Israel, and its nuclear doctrine focuses on “full spectrum deterrence” against regional threats. Historical tensions between Sunni-majority Pakistan and Shia-majority Iran, combined with Pakistan’s strategic focus on India, make an automatic nuclear commitment to Iran questionable. Additionally, Pakistan’s foreign policy typically avoids direct confrontation with distant powers like Israel, with whom it has no diplomatic relations.
Rezaei’s statement may be strategic posturing to deter Israeli nuclear action or to project a united front among Muslim nations. Without evidence of a formal agreement, it’s likely an exaggeration of Pakistan’s general support for Iran. The claim should be viewed skeptically, as it risks miscalculation in an already volatile region, especially given Israel’s undeclared but widely acknowledged nuclear arsenal of 90–400 warheads and its “Begin Doctrine” of preemptive strikes to prevent regional nuclear threats.
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