A post by @DeItaone on X.

Iran’s security chief Ali Rezaei said Tehran is developing nuclear-powered ships and submarines, and that these programs require its enriched uranium materials, according to remarks to Lebanon’s Al Mayadeen cited by Walter Bloomberg. The statement ties Iran’s naval ambitions directly to its enrichment program, framing fissile material demand as a practical requirement rather than only a civilian energy or weapons issue. It matters because it adds a maritime rationale to Iran’s nuclear posture amid ongoing scrutiny of its enrichment levels and stockpiles. Watch for follow-up detail on enrichment thresholds and timelines for the naval reactors, and for how the IAEA and Western capitals characterize the justification.