Iran to insist on providing security, protecting national interests of the country: Baharvand

ISNA - Iranian Students' News Agency

Tue / 28 December 2021 / 11:50

Tehran (ISNA) - Iranian ambassador to London, Mohsen Baharvand stressed that Iran won't be afraid of hostility of any country and will insist on providing security and protecting national interests of the country and will adhere to its principles.

In a reaction to remarks made by UK Minister of State for Security Damian Hinds, Baharvand wrote on his Instagram page, "We don't welcome hostility to any country which we have diplomatic relations with it. Mutual respect and mutual interest are among Iran's principle in foreign policy. At the same time, we won't be afraid of hostility of any country and we will insist on providing security and protecting national interests of our country and we will adhere to our principles".

According to Sputnik, Damien Hinds claimed, "Russia, China and Iran are among the hostile countries that pose cyber security concerns for Britain".

He accused these countries of launching "false information campaigns".

"The three countries I mentioned to you have the physical capabilities of manpower and a large cyber presence that can be deployed on a large scale," he claimed.

He also said that North Korea is the fourth hostile country.

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