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Tehran Slams Merkel's Comments on Missile Program

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Iranian Foreign Ministry on Saturday criticized German Chancellor Angela Merkel's comments on Tehran's missile development program, local media reported.

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Merkel said in her address to the parliament on July 7 that Iran continued to develop its missile program despite the UN Security Council resolution.

"Iran has repeatedly announced that its missile program is completely defensive and by no means designed for carrying nuclear warheads, therefore it is not violating the UN Security Council’s Resolution 2231 and is, by no means, related to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)," the Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi said, as quoted by IRNA news agency.

He added that Tehran would continue developing its missile program based on a defensive doctrine and according to its national security considerations.

In July 2015, Tehran and six international mediators reached a historic deal which guarantees the peaceful nature of its nuclear program in exchange for the gradual lifting of anti-Iran sanctions, which were imposed over fears that Iran was developing nuclear weapons.

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