Iran to continue ballistic missile testing

Iran will continue its ballistic missile tests to boost its defense and deterrence capabilities, an Iranian army spokesman said Sunday.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said a mid-range ballistic missile test would have been conducted by the Iranian military.

The head of the American diplomacy considered that this test contravened the international agreement on the Iranian nuclear program signed in Vienna in July 2015.

"The missile tests are conducted for the defense of our country and for deterrence and we will continue," said General Abolfazl Shekarchi, spokesman of the Iranian armed forces quoted by the news agency Tasnim.

"We will continue to develop and test missiles, which is not part of the nuclear negotiations and is part of our national security for which we will not seek permission from anyone," he added. senior officer.