'Turkey shouldn't harbor NATO missiles' - Iranian lawmaker

A senior Iranian lawmaker says Turkey should not allow the deployment of a NATO missile shield on its soil, as it could cause tension in bilateral relations between Tehran and Ankara, Press TV reports on Tuesday.

“Officials of both countries should emphasize the continuation of brotherly relations between Iran and Turkey,” Alaeddin Boroujerdi said in a meeting with Turkish Ambassador to Tehran, Umit Yardim, on Tuesday.

The lawmaker, who heads the Iranian Majlis' (parliament) National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, pointed to the two countries' prominent regional position and said, “Expansion and development of relations with neighboring and Muslim countries is a principle in Iran's foreign policy.”