TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad JavadZarif says the Islamic Republic will counter the recent US measures against Iran by further boosting its missile capabilities.
“We will respond to recent US measures against Iran’s missile program by further boosting our missile power,” Zarif said on Saturday.
He added that Tehran has no limitations on developing its missile program “because this program has nothing to do with nuclear weapons.”
In line with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s order, Iran will continue to enhance its missile capabilities, Zarif stressed.
In an order to Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General HosseinDehqan on December 31, 2015, Rouhani urged acceleration in the production of “various types of missiles” needed to improve the country’s defense capabilities..
On Thursday, the US Treasury Department blacklisted two Iranian companies claiming that the firms backed Iran's ballistic missile program. Washington also claimed that the companies are working for an industrial group, which the US alleges is in charge of Iran’s ballistic missile program.(PressTV)