France in No Position to Dictate Iran’s Defense Policy” 3/4/2018 11:32:33 AM   facebook Google+ ► Print Velayati responds to the increasing international pressure on Irans missile program Iran Front Page, March 3, 2018  - A foreign policy advisor to Iran’s Leader says the Islamic Republic’s defense policy has nothing to do with foreign powers, reacting to frequent calls from French officials for curbs on Tehran’s missile program. “It’s not France’s business to tell us what kind of missiles we should have,” Ali Akbar Velayati said Wednesday. France, along with other European powers, Germany and Britain, has for a while been requesting Iran to stop developing ballistic missiles. They argue curbs on Iran’s missile program and regional activities will convince US President Donald Trump not to “terminate” the 2015 nuclear deal. French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian is expected to arrive in Iran for an official visit Monday, during which he ...