Kanani: Iran’s missile capabilities are aimed at deterrence and maintaining national security

According to the foreign policy group of Fars News Agency, “the three Iranian islands of Abu Musa, Great Tunb and Little Tunb are an integral and eternal part of the territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran” and “Iran’s missile capabilities are aimed at deterrence and maintaining national security.” This is what the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran said today (Wednesday), December 15, in response to the final statement of the 44th meeting of the heads of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council.

44th The meeting of the heads of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council was held on Tuesday, December 14, in Doha, the capital of Qatar, and at the end, a statement was issued, in some of its clauses, baseless claims about the Islamic Republic of Iran were raised.

The spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs once again pointed out the fixed and principled positions of the Islamic Republic of Iran regarding the three Iranian islands of Abu Musa, Great Tunb and Little Tunb and considered the three islands an inseparable and eternal part of the territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He stated: “The Islamic Republic of Iran considers any claim regarding these islands to be an interference in its internal territory, sovereignty and territorial integrity and strongly condemns it.”

According to Fars report The spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Kanani, rejected the claims made in the statement of the joint meeting of the foreign ministers of the European Union and the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council, and once again called the three Iranian islands an integral part of Iran’s territory and Iran’s military and defense power in line with Improving deterrence and maintaining national security and strengthening the stability of the region were listed. (read here)

The missile capabilities of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which are also mentioned in this statement was met with Canaanite reaction and the spokesperson of the diplomatic agency said about this: The missile capabilities of the Islamic Republic of Iran are within the framework of the transparent military doctrine and based on deterrence and maintaining national security, and what is the real danger for the security of the region is the military presence of extra-regional actors as well as The Zionist regime is the main source of insecurity and threats to Islamic countries and regional stability and security.

This senior Iranian diplomat continued to the security role of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the real fight against terrorism and also He pointed to the strengthening and consolidation of maritime security.

He also pointed to Iran’s cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency and added: The Islamic Republic of Iran always adheres to its international laws and obligations within the framework of rights and obligations. Adheres to and continues its constructive cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency based on the Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement. This case called for the active participation of the member states of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council in regional and international negotiations and meetings related to Iran’s nuclear issue.

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The Arash oil and gas field, which was mentioned in this statement, is also one of the cases that Nasser Kanani reacted to and said: The Islamic Republic of Iran, based on its bilateral negotiations with the government of Kuwait and the negotiation records, has always He emphasized on friendly and constructive cooperation in the field of energy, including in Arash region. Undoubtedly, behaviors based on attention to common interests can provide suitable grounds for regional cooperation. ) is completely located in the territorial waters of Kuwait and the ownership of these natural resources belongs only to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait and they have the right to fully exploit its resources.

According to Fars report, the field Arash gas field is one of Iran’s gas fields, which is located in the north of the Persian Gulf in Bushehr province. This gas field is one of Iran’s common fields with the countries of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait and Saudi Arabia call it Al-Dara field. According to estimates, the amount of gas that can be extracted from this field is 220 billion cubic meters. A stable region

Kanaani is also the fundamental policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran to strengthen relations with neighbors within the framework of good neighborliness, mutual respect and non-interference in each other’s internal affairs. and emphasized the will of the Islamic Republic of Iran to achieve a stable, safe and prosperous region within the framework of cooperation with neighbors and rejection of foreign interventions.

Persian Gulf cooperation has welcomed the agreement between Saudi Arabia and Iran to resume relations.

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