Iran says “successfully” conducted missile test
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Iran’s Defense Minister Hossein Dehqan stated that the country’s recent missile test was “successful”.
He said the country’s missile tests are neither against the nuclear deal reached between Iran and the world powers in 2015 nor the UN Security Council Resolution 2231, Tasnim news agency reported on February 2.
Earlier Brigadier General Dehqan also confirmed that Iran carried out a ballistic missile test, saying that the Islamic Republic will not allow foreigners to interfere in its defense affairs.
Following the reports on Iran’s missile tests, Reuters said the White House announced that it put Iran "on notice" on February 2 for test-firing a ballistic missile and said it was reviewing how to respond, taking an aggressive posture toward Tehran that could raise tensions in the region.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has previously defended the nation's right to use ballistic missiles.
Iran's missiles, he said, are "not designed for the capability of carrying a nuclear warhead. Our ballistic missile was designed to carry a normal warhead in the field of legitimate defense."
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