Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says that Tehran will never give up on its missile program, as it needs such deterrence for its security in a region where its arch-foe Israel is able to 'drop missiles on Gaza every day.' He reiterates Tehran's official stance, calling on the international community 'to first disarm Israel before making the same demands to Iran.' Iran could hold direct talks with the United States if Washington proved in practice that it was not hostile to the Islamic Republic, Pezeshkian adds.