TEHRAN, Sept 22, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – President Hassan Rouhani vowed on
Saturday to boost Iran’s ballistic missile capabilities despite Western
concerns that were cited by his US counterpart Donald Trump in May when he
abandoned a landmark nuclear deal with Tehran.
“We will never decrease our defensive capabilities… we will increase them
day by day,” Rouhani said at a military parade. “The fact that the missiles
anger you shows they are our most effective weapons,” he said, referring to
the West.
Iran has ballistic missiles with a range of up to 3,500 kilometres (2,200
miles), enough to reach both Israel and US bases in the Middle East.