Middle East crisis live: Iran could enrich uranium to weapons grade if attacked, senior lawmaker warns

​Donald Trump said one of his central objectives in launching ‌a war against Iran was to ensure Tehran does not develop a ​nuclear weapon.

​Iran – which insists its nuclear programme is peaceful – is reportedly yet to hand over more than 400 kg ⁠of uranium enriched up to 60%, a short, technical step from weapons-grade levels of 90%.

Now it looks as if the US could restart its war, Iran’s parliamentary national security and foreign policy commission spokesperson Ebrahim Rezaei warned that Iran could enrich uranium up to 90% purity if the country is attacked again.

“One of Iran’s options in the event of another attack could be 90 percent enrichment. We will review it in the parliament,” Rezaei posted on X.

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the war with Iran will continue as long as the country has a stockpile of highly enriched uranium.

“It’s not over, because there’s still nuclear material – enriched uranium – that has to be taken out of Iran. There are still enrichment sites that have to be dismantled,” he told the CBS programme 60 Minutes. Asked how it should be removed, Netanyahu said: “You go in and you take it out.”