Hawzah News Agency –The Islamic Republic of Iran acts within the framework of international regulations and in accordance with its defense needs, Khatibzadeh said adding that such positions and statements not only are considered as interference in Iran's internal affairs, but also indicate the continuation London double standards.

While the country is in a never-ending race to sell the most destructive weapons to West Asia and other crisis-stricken regions in the world and signs military pacts such as the AUKUS regardless of non-proliferation rules, expresses concern about Iran's usual military exercises, he added.

Iran nuclear program as confirmed by the International Atomic Energy Agency through thousands of hours of inspections and numerous reports, is completely peaceful, and Iran has no plan for military use of nuclear energy for which it wants to design its missile program.

The UK know better than anyone else that Iran's missile program has nothing to do with UN Security Council Resolution 2231 and its provisions, Khatibzadeh said.

It was Britain that is violating the UNSCR 2231 through misinterpretation.

Denouncing the British officials' attempts to inspire that Iran is a threat in the region, he said: "What has fueled instability and insecurity in the region, including the humanitarian catastrophe in Yemen, is the insatiable appetite of UK and other European states for the massive sale of advanced weapons to some countries in the region, with full awareness of international human rights abuses.

Therefore, they are the ones who must be held accountable before the oppressed people of the region and the international community for the increase of instability and insecurity in the region, he emphasized.

The Islamic Republic of Iran does not get permission from anyone for its defense program, nor does it negotiate over this issue, Khatibzadeh stated.