national interests

  • A spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Saeed Khatibzadeh stated on Monday that Iran will not negotiate over its national interests, neither through holding talks nor via reaching compromises.

  • Iranian Defence Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami has warned the enemies that any threat to the Islamic Republic’s national interests and security will draw a rapid and crushing response, making a reference to the January missile attack on the US airbase of Ain al-Assad in Iraq.

  • Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi pointed to the 'psycho-propaganda' scenario launched against Iran, and said that this scenario is pre-maturely defeated and will definitely go nowhere.