Iran Missile Might Impervious to Sanctions, Resolutions

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A senior Iranian commander said the Islamic Republic will continue to augment its missile program even if it is targeted with fresh sanctions.

"Sanctions and resolutions will not create any obstacle to the strengthening of Iran's defense might and missile capability," Deputy Chief of Staff of Iran's Armed Forces Brigadier General Massoud Jazayeri said on Friday.

Jazayeri further added that Iran's missile program is not subject to the country's nuclear agreement with six world powers, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action [JCPOA], reached on July 14, 2015.

After the JCPOA went into effect, all nuclear-related sanctions imposed on Iran by the European Union, the Security Council and the US were lifted. Iran, in return, has put some limitations on its nuclear activities.

Relatively, Jazayeri reiterated that Iran's missile development program is "non-negotiable" and is a "red line" for the Islamic Republic.

Therefore, the Iranian general noted, adopting "hasty, emotional, deceitful positions" and spreading propaganda against the "show of force" by the Iranian Armed Forces, including the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps [IRGC], are devoid of any justification.

According to him, the Western governments, notably the US, are determined to impose fresh missile sanctions on Iran through their "unjust and groundless" interpretations of the JCPOA in a "sly bid" to "undermine and dismantle surface-to-surface ballistic missiles" of Iran.

However, he urged the US and its Western and regional allies to accept realities and steer clear of adventurism.

Meanwhile, Iran repeatedly assured other countries that its military might poses no threat to other states, insisting that its defense doctrine is entirely based on deterrence.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team