India, June 16 -- Mohsen Rezaei, a senior Iranian military commander and member of the national security council, has claimed that Pakistan has assured Iran it would respond with nuclear weapons if Israel uses nuclear missiles.

He made the claim during a recent interview on Iranian state television. However, there has been no statement from any Pakistani official confirming or commenting on the possibility of using nuclear weapons against Israel.

"Pakistan has assured us that if Israel uses a nuclear bomb on Iran, they will attack Israel with a nuclear bomb," said Rezaei.

Following a brief but tense missile exchange between Iran and Pakistan in early 2024, relations between the two countries appear to have improved.

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