Rouhani vows to boost Iran missiles despite western concerns
'We will never decrease our defensive capabilities... we will increase them day by day,' Rouhani said at a military parade.
![Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said his government intended to prevent instability in the foreign exchange market after a possible Washington exit from the nuclear accord. (Photo: AP) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said his government intended to prevent instability in the foreign exchange market after a possible Washington exit from the nuclear accord. (Photo: AP)](https://s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/images.asianage.com/images/aa-Cover-14bk6mtahjc7dc1hltnpjpo9t7-20180421141310.Medi.jpeg)
The meeting came after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused Iran of planning \"imminent\" attacks on a hastily organised visit to Iraq. (Photo:AP)
Tehran: 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.
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