Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said that the country will not back down from pursuing its missile program.
Rouhani reaffirmed that Iran’s missiles are for defensive purposes, saying the country seeks no permission from anyone to boost its defense might, PressTV reported.
The president also pointed to an anti-Iran sanctions bill passed by the US senate last week, saying the new officials in Washington have made wrong calculations if they think they could pressure Iran with congressional measures.
The bill calls for sanctions on Iran over its missile program among other things.
Rouhani said the US has hatched different plots against Iran over the past 40 years, stressing that the new US administration should know the Iranian people would not remain silent and would give an appropriate response to any threats.
He further said the Islamic Republic would not allow terrorism to spread in the region, warning the terrorists and their masters against attempts to drag the scourge into Iran. Rouhani referred to Iran’s recent retaliatory missile strike on ISIS terrorists in Syria and said fighting terrorism is a decision made by the whole Iranian nation.
