Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman reacts to the notion of completing air defense systems of the region

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman reacts to the notion of completing air defense systems of the region raised by the National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the White House

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman reacts to the notion of completing air defense systems of the region raised by the National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the White House

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has reacted to the notion of completing air defense systems of the region raised by the National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the White House and his hostile comments against Iran. Kanaani said raising the issue is provocative and the Islamic Republic considers the statement as a threat against its national security and also regional security.

He also said the fact that the US raises and pursues such issues without correctly understanding the realities of the region and merely for the purpose of portraying Iran as a threat and sowing division in the region shows that what matters for Washington is its own illegitimate interests and putting the Zionist regime on life support.

Kanaani expressed surprise that the White House official has posed himself as the spokesman of regional countries. He said contrary to such ill-advised remarks, Iran has always underlined the need for dialog and regional cooperation to ensure the security and mutual interests of regional countries without meddling by extra-regional states.

He went on to say that attempting to cause new security concerns in the region will only result in undermining the mutual security of the region and serving the security interests of the Zionist regime. Kanaani said one cannot create a margin of security for the Zionist regime through deception and promotion of Iranophobia.

The Foreign Ministry spokesman underscored that experience has shown that stockpiling arms cannot bring security and that establishing joint regional security is contingent upon collective cooperation among regional countries and maintaining this cooperation calls for promoting understanding in the region. Kanaani said that Iran has shown its seriousness and determination in this regard by sticking to its policy of neighborliness.

The foreign ministry spokesman underlined at the end that the entry of foreigners into any regional processes not only does not create security and stability but it will work as a factor in causing tension and sowing division. Therefore, he said, just as the 20-year presence of the US in Iraq and Afghanistan failed to bring security to those countries, any effort to pave the way for beefing up the presence of the US in regional security mechanisms will have no outcome but insecurity, instability and expansion of terrorism across the region.