Iran’s Ballistic Missile Test Was Successful: Defense Minister
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Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan said his country's recent ballistic missile test has been "successful."
"The missile test on Sunday was successful ... the test was not a violation of a nuclear deal with world powers or UN Resolution 2231," reached Dehghan told the Tasnim news agency on Thursday, without giving further details.
Dehghan confirmed earlier on Wednesday that the country had conducted a missile test within the framework of its defense program, saying the Islamic Republic does not allow any foreign meddling in its domestic defensive affairs.
The comments came days after the United States called for an emergency UN Security Council meeting to discuss the launch of what it described as a "medium-range" missile by Iran.
According to media reports, some US officials claimed that the test had failed as the missile flew some 600 miles before exploding.
The Security Council meeting was reportedly held Tuesday, but ended inconclusively.
UN resolution 2231 was adopted by the UN Security Council in July 2015, days after Iran and the P5+1 group of countries, namely Russia, China, the US, the UK, France plus Germany, reached the landmark nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action [JCPOA].
The document, which turned the JCPOA into international law, calls on Iran "not to undertake any activity related to ballistic missiles designed to be capable of delivering nuclear weapons, including launches using such ballistic missile technology."
However, Tehran has time and again said the country is not involved in any such missile work and has no such warheads.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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