Iranian President Hassan Rouhani ordered the Defense Ministry to speed up its missile production following reports that the United States will sanction a number of companies and individuals in relation to the country’s ballistic missile program.
In the Dec. 31 letter published on Iranian news websites, Rouhani called the new proposed sanctions “a continuation of America’s hostile, illegitimate and illegal interference in Iran’s right to strengthen its self-defense.” He asked the defense minister to speed up the production of all “types of missiles needed by the armed forces.”
