Iran has censured as baseless meddlesome remarks that keep being repeated by some US officials about the Islamic Republic's internal affairs, saying the United States is trying to cover up its strategic mistake to withdraw from a historic 2015 nuclear agreement with Tehran.
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami said the administration is determined to proceed with the plans to boost the country’s missile industry in the next Iranian calendar year.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said that holding talks with the European Union (EU) over the Islamic Republic’s missile program is not something strange.
Iran has rejected French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian’s request for curbing its missile program after a day of tense discussions in Tehran on Monday aimed at salvaging the historic nuclear deal.
Over the last few months, France has taken the lead among European countries in pressing Iran on its ballistic missile program, calling on the Islamic Republic to curb the range and number of its missiles.
The Iranian foreign ministry once again categorically rejected talks with foreign states to work out a deal on Iran's defense and missile program.
Iran's newly-appointed Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami said on Sunday that Iran will continue its missile program.
