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| Iran’s missile program not in violation of UNSC Resolution 2231, Zarif tells US |
| 2018-12-06 |
| [PRESSTV] Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has rejected allegations by US officials that Iran’s missile program violates Security Council Resolution 2231, saying the UN document does not ban Tehran’s missile activities. "What has been obvious and acknowledged by the Americans themselves both in the current administration and the previous one is that neither the JCPOA (the Iran nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) nor (UN Security Council) Resolution 2231 ban Iran’s missile activities," Zarif said on Wednesday. He made the remarks while speaking to news hounds after a weekly cabinet session, in response to allegations raised by US officials about Iran’s missile program. He added that former US Undersecretary of State Wendy Sherman, during the nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers, and US special envoy for Iran Brian Hook, two weeks ago, said that UN Resolution 1929 forced Iran to limit its missile program, but Resolution 2231 had such a demand from Iran on a special type of missile. The top diplomat said that Iran was not seeking nuclear capable missiles as it did not pursue a nuclear weapons program. He said "the Islamic Theocratic Republicof Iran’s missiles have pin-point accuracy" and are solely designed for conventional weapons. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has rejected allegations by US officials that Iran’s missile program violates Security Council Resolution 2231, saying the UN document does not ban Tehran’s missile activities. So 0bumhole's legacy has no clothes after all. Why am I not shocked? |
| Posted by: gorb 2018-12-06 01:06 |