According to the Iranian news agency IRNA, Iran's representative to the United Nations stated: "The United States is advancing programs such as the Golden Dome and has used offensive space military capabilities during its military aggression against Iran. Iran's missile program is a conventional and legitimate defensive capability. Linking Iran's peaceful use of space activities with ballistic missile development is a completely unfounded pretext, intended to justify exerting pressure on Iran, imposing sanctions, and taking hostile actions."