In Pakistan, Iranian president says ballistic missiles ‘will never be’ included in deal

Iran’s missiles were not in the memorandum of understanding signed with the US and “will never be,” Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says at a joint news conference with Pakistan’s prime minister in Islamabad.

Iran will never negotiate its defense capabilities with any country and believes strongly that regional peace and stability can only be reached through honest discussions and intraregional cooperation, Pezeshkian adds.

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz ​Sharif says there should be no double standards regarding ballistic missiles, saying that Iran has the same right to have them as other countries.

Sharif also told reporters that there was no mention of ballistic missiles in the MOU agreed between Iran and the United States because the issue was never on the table in those discussions.