Gov’t spox says Iran seeks no permission to defend nation
Government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani emphasized on Tuesday that Iran will not seek permission from anyone to defend its people.
She said that during the previous 12-day aggression on Iran by Israel and the United States, it was “our missile power that defended our people.” Meanwhile, during the eight years of the imposed war by Iraq on Iran in 1980s, it was proven that no country can sustain its existence without the necessary military forces.
"We neither seek permission from anyone for our missile power nor will we compromise on it, because we will not swap the security of our people with anything."
Back in June, Iran responded to the US-Isreal aggression by firing missiles at Israeli targets in the occupied territories as well as the largest US military base in the West Asia, which is Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.
Since then, the Western powers have been further pressuring Iran to limit its missile program.
After the war on the Islamic Republic, Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Amir Saeid Iravani said in June 28 that the Islamic Republic will not acquiesce to any restrictions imposed on its missile power.
"Iran will not accept any restrictions on its missile activities. The recent aggression demonstrated clearly that without Iran’s military capabilities, the other side would never have been compelled to request a cease-fire," Iravani said.
"One of the key reasons a cease-fire has not been observed in Gaza — or has not been enforced by the occupying regime in Lebanon — is that the retaliatory power of the resistance groups has not yet reached a level sufficient to bring the real heat on the regime or make it vulnerable," he said.
"By contrast, Iran’s forceful military response inflicted serious pain on the regime’s social, political and economic sections," Iravani added.
The Iranian ambassador touched on US President Donald Trump's acknowledgement that the damage inflicted on Israel was "so severe, in fact, that it became one of the decisive factors prompting the regime to request that the United States expedite a ceasefire."
"Therefore, Iran will never agree to relinquish such an effective strategic lever, nor will it allow itself to be disarmed in the face of potential future attacks," Iravani said.