Iran vows to reconsider cooperation with Europe in case of new sanctions
Tehran (KNA) - Iran has strongly censured France for threatening to impose new sanctions against the Islamic Republic over its missile program, vowing to reconsider its relations with European countries in case such bans are imposed.
The remarks were made by Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi in reaction to earlier comments by French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian.
"Iran's military capabilities are part of the country's legitimate defense power and a guarantor of the Islamic Republic's national security, which is based on the doctrine of deterrence," Qassemi said Friday.
"The Islamic Republic has designed its defense capabilities based on a realistic assessment of the existing threats," he said, vowing that the country would strengthen such capabilities to the extent it deems necessary.
"Iran's missile capability is not negotiable, and this has been brought to the attention of the French side during the ongoing political dialogue between Iran and France," he said.
Source: PressTV