Iran’s defence programme is not the business of any country including France, a senior adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader said, The Express Tribune reports.
The defensive programme is one of the basic rights of any nation, including Iran, Ali Akbar Velayati told reporters on the sidelines of a meeting with the visiting Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Takeo Mori.
“No country can decide for us or others. It is the Islamic republic who would decide on the type of missile it can possess,” Velayati said.
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