Iran rejects ‘baseless’ Trump warning over missile test
The Trump administration puts Iran ‘on notice’ for its latest ballistic missile test Tehran and Russia say did not breach UN resolution
Tehran — Iran on Thursday rejected a warning from US President Donald Trump’s administration over its latest missile test as unfounded and "provocative". "Claims made by US President Donald Trump’s national security adviser (NSA) are baseless, repetitive and provocative," Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi said, quoted by state news agency IRNA. Trump on Thursday said in a tweet, "Iran has been formally put on notice for firing a ballistic missile" after his administration said it was reviewing how to respond to the launch. Flynn insisted the missile test was in defiance of UN Security Council Resolution 2231, which calls on Iran not to test missiles capable of delivering a nuclear weapon. Russia has said the test did not go against the UN resolution. Iran confirmed on Wednesday that it had tested a ballistic missile, but denied it had violated the terms of the nuclear deal. Tehran says its missiles do not breach UN resolutions because they are for defence purposes on...
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