Abu Dhabi:Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson has criticized the French president for what he described as a double standard regarding nuclear deterrence. The spokesperson questioned why the rationale that France uses to justify its security suddenly becomes a 'threat' when applied to Iran.

According to Islamic Republic News Agency, Esmaeil Baqaei, the spokesperson, highlighted comments made by French President Emmanuel Macron during a test of a ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. Macron reportedly stated that to ensure freedom, one must inspire fear, and to be feared, one must be powerful. Baqaei pointed out the contradiction in Macron's stance, as Macron asserts that Iran must never possess nuclear weapons, despite Iran having never sought them.

Baqaei further questioned why the logic that secures France's freedom and safety is seen as a threat when it pertains to Iran's civil, peaceful nuclear program, which is subject to international monitoring.

He argued that the prevailing international stance does not aim for universal peace but instead seeks to maintain a monopoly of power that instills fear. This approach allows certain countries to remain powerful and armed while restricting others, including those wishing to use nuclear energy peacefully.

Baqaei concluded that a peace where nuclear powers consider their own weapons as guarantors of freedom and security while labeling similar logic a threat when invoked by others is not genuine peace. Instead, it is a power monopoly based on superiority, which he believes encourages domination by a select group of powers rather than protecting peace.