Tasnim - A senior Iranian official decried the Western push for negotiations on Iran�s missile program, saying Tehran will never ask for permission to boost its missile capabilities.


�The Islamic Republic of Iran would not ask for permission from any country for (development of) its missile power, and will keep boosting it according to the defense needs,� Ali Akbar Velayati, an international adviser to Leader of the Islamic Revolution, said in a meeting with a French delegation in Tehran on Sunday.

On a planned visit to Tehran by the president of France, Velayati said Emmanuel Macron will be definitely given a negative answer if he intends to raise the subject of Iran�s missile power.

The former Iranian foreign minister also criticized the French administration for its weak stances on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), saying Paris was expected to adopt a strong stance instead of following the White House�s advice on pushing Germany and Britain to revise the nuclear agreement with Iran.

The nuclear deal between Iran and the Group 5+1 (Russia, China, the US, Britain, France and Germany) will not be re-negotiated at all, Velayati underlined.

In comments in October 2017, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei categorically rejected the idea of negotiations on Iran�s defense power, stressing that the country will press ahead with the plans to boost its might and build up its defense capabilities.

�As we have announced several times in the past and announce it once again, the country�s defense capabilities and power are not subject to negotiations and bargaining,� Ayatollah Khamenei said in a graduation ceremony of Army cadets at the time.