US EditionIranian Officials Reaffirm Hardline Stance On Missiles
Iran insists its missile program is vital for defense amid U.S. sanctions and regional threats, holding the largest Middle Eastern ballistic missile stockpile, U.S. intelligence says.
- After the Friday talks in Oman, Iran warned its ballistic missile programme is a red line and Iranian officials said the missile issue will not be open to negotiation.
- To shield stockpiles, Iran has long fortified underground 'missile cities' such as Kermanshah and Semnan, amid decades of sanctions and resource constraints, according to Shahram Akbarzadeh.
- U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence estimates Iran had 14 ballistic missile types and about 3,000 missiles last year, including Emad with 1,700 km and Sejil variants up to 2,500 km.
- Ahead of talks last week, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said negotiations needed to include 'the range of their ballistic missiles,' but missiles were not on the agenda, increasing security tensions.
- Analysts at the Institute for the Study of War and AEI found Iran fired about 500 missiles, with some waves exceeding 100, and Israel likely destroyed a third of launchers, during last year's conflict.
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Ali Shamkhani to The New Arab: Iran’s missiles ’not negotiable’
Ali Shamkhani, Iran's secretary of the Defence Council and senior advisor to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei told The New Arab’s Arabic-language site, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, that Iran’s missile capabilities constitute "a red line" and "are not a subject for negotiation". Shamkhani, a prominent naval officer and politician, also stressed that Tehran’s missile capabilities are "part of the country’s defensive deterrent system," in comments which …
Iranian Officials Reaffirm Hardline Stance On Missiles
An adviser to Iran's supreme leader said on Wednesday that Tehran's missile program is non-negotiable, as Iran and the U.S. move toward possible talks aimed at averting conflict. The remarks come amid indirect U.S.-Iranian diplomatic contacts in Oman and an expanded U.S. naval presence in the region that Iran views as a threat. Washington has long aimed to extend negotiations on Iran’s nuclear capabilities to address its missile program as well.…
Iran says it will not negotiate over its missile capabilities
Iran’s missile capabilities are its red line and are not a subject to be negotiated, an adviser to Iran’s supreme leader said on Wednesday, as Tehran and Washington eye a new round of talks to avert conflict. US and Iranian diplomats held indirect talks last week in Oman, amid a regional naval buildup by the US threatening Iran. “The Islamic republic’s missile capabilities are non-negotiable,” Ali Shamkhani said, according to state media, while …
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