Iran stressed that missile tests are its inherent and indisputable right to defend the Islamic Republic’s security and national interests.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi said no country or international institute is authorized to pass comments on the issue, IRNA news agency reported on Wednesday.
According to the ministry’s Center for General and Media Diplomacy, Qasemi underlined that testing ballistic missiles by Iran corresponds to its indisputable rights and international commitments.
“Iran’s missile programs have merely defensive nature and none of ballistic missiles have been designed to have potential to carry nuclear warhead,” he said, noting that the issue lies outside Resolution 2231 of the United Nations Security Council.
Qasemi also reiterated that Iran will never get permission to defend itself, noting Tehran has never accepted restrictions enshrined in the resolution and has clearly announced its stances vis-à-vis the Annex B of the resolution in a 14-point statement at the time of approving the document.
Therefore, ballistic missiles tests do not contravene the contents of the resolution and certain countries’ attitude which are politically motivated are doomed, he said.
Source: IRNA
