Lawmaker Blasts French President's Remarks on Iran’s Missile Program
TEHRAN (Basirat): Rapporteur of Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission slammed French President Emmanuel Macron for his recent comments against Tehran and reiterated that the Islamic Republic’s missile program is not negotiable.
"The Islamic Republic of Iran has repeatedly and clearly announced that it will
not engage in any kind of dialogue with any country about its missile program
within the framework of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) or any
other deal,” Hossein Naqavi Hosseini told the Tasnim News Agency Friday.
He further emphasized that the French president's remarks against Iran and its
defense capabilities are tantamount to intervention in the internal affairs of
the country.
The Iranian lawmaker underlined that France has no right to talk about Iran’s
missile program or even raise the issue.
He also called on officials in the country's diplomatic apparatus to rapidly
respond to the comments made by Macron.
On Thursday, Macron suggested amending the JCPOA, despite eight International
Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reports which have confirmed Iran’s full compliance
with the agreement.
The Iranian nuclear agreement "must be preserved” but "complemented with two
pillars,” Macron said during his visit to the United Arab Emirates.
Later in the day, Macron made a surprise visit to Saudi Arabia, where he
reiterated that he was "very concerned” by Iran’s ballistic missile program.
"There are extremely strong concerns about Iran. There are negotiations we need
to start on Iran’s ballistic missiles,” he said in Riyadh.
