Missiles a Priority to Ensure Nat'l Security

Protecting national security, which entails the development of missiles, takes priority over any other need for Iran, as it prepares to counter any potential foreign threat, a lawmaker said.
Kamal Dehqani Firouzabadi, vice chairman of Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, made the statement in response to France's threats of imposing sanctions on Tehran for its ballistic missile activities.
"Iran has acted in accordance with international law and the missile program is part of the country's defensive and deterrent strategy," he said.