Iran dismisses US criticism of missile program as ‘nonsense’
9/17/2025 4:26:00 PM
Iran on Wednesday dismissed as “nonsense” US Secretary of State Marco Rubio criticism this week of the Islamic republic’s missile program as an “unacceptable risk.”
“He was speaking nonsense,” foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei told journalists, adding the United States was “not supposed to comment on the defensive capabilities of a nation that has decided to preserve its independence at any cost.”
“He was speaking nonsense,” foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei told journalists, adding the United States was “not supposed to comment on the defensive capabilities of a nation that has decided to preserve its independence at any cost.”