The strong-worded reaction fromdeputy joint chief of staff of the armed forces, Brigadier General Massoud Jazayeri, on Friday came a day after Kerry suggested the US was open to a "new arrangement" with Iran for resolving the issue.
We are stressing what has been said several times: the missile power is non-negotiable and among the red lines of the Iranian nation and for developing its defense capabilities, Irandoesnt get permission from anybody, he said.
Jazayeri said Iran is "following its deterrent doctrine and defensive strategyfor security independent of the will and intentof arrogant powers and aliens."
The country, he said,"will not allow anybody to interfere in this regard" and "will cut any hand which is intended to interfere in it."
Jazayeri urged Irans diplomatic establishment which hammered out a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on its nuclear program to deal firmly and transparently with the American meddling in Iranian affairs, especially in the defensive sphere.
The countrys diplomatic apparatus is expected to show a timely and decisive reaction toAmerican impudence, especially by the US secretary of state, he said.
And by announcing strategic unity and national determination existing in the Islamic Iran for protecting, strengthening and developing defensive and missile capabilities, (it should) purge any thought of a rift and ambivalence in this regard fromthe minds of American officials, he added.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei hassaid missiles are key to Iran'sfuture in the face of outside threats which have not diminished since a nuclear deal was reached last year.
Despite the Eminent Leaders candid stances and the unwavering demand of the Iranian nation, the Americans are apparently living with the dream of JCPOA series, one of which is to take away ourdefense prowess and weaken the missile power of the armed forces, Jazayeri added.
The military chief said the Iranian nation is a victim of American aggression and regional allies of the United States, adding US leaders seem intent on continuing to speak with the language of force and bullying with independent nations.
Kerry is currently on a tour of the Persian Gulftwo weeks before President Barack Obama is scheduled to attend a summit of the six-nation PersianGulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Riyadh.
On Thursday, hemet with GCC foreign ministers to advance a series of proposalsincluding a possible partnership between the Arab bodyand NATO as he repeated US opposition to Iran's missile program.
Jazayeri said, The Americans are still caught in the grip of their miscalculations againstIran. We are recommending them to look with transparent and realisticglasses to global issues, especially what is going in Iran and the region.
Boosting missile payload
On Wednesday, Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan said Iranintends to produce the powerful explosive Octogen for use in the warheads of its missiles to improve their destructive and penetration power.
During a ceremony to inaugurate an Octogen production plant, Dehqan stressed Irans goal of gaining the know-how to make the explosive material in order to avoid relying on external sources.
Octogen is used as an explosive in penetrating missile warheads and as a solid rocket fuel.
Dehqan complained that the West is preventing countries from helping Iran in technical matters.
We should endeavor to reinvigorate our infrastructures in the defense industries, reduce dependence and use domestic industries.
By Press TV
