Iran said on Saturday that its recent test launch of a long-range missile does not violate UN Security Council resolutions, despite claims to the contrary by the United States and France.
"Our missile tests have nothing to do with Resolution 2231, which only mentions missiles designed to carry nuclear warheads," Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told a news conference, according to the AFP news agency.
Shortly after the missile test, White House press secretary Josh Earnest said Iran likely violated UN sanctions , but stressed that the test would not affect the implementation of the deal reached with world powers.
The United States ambassador to the UN, Samantha Power, on Friday stated the missile launched by Iran is a "medium-range ballistic missile inherently capable of delivering a nuclear weapon".
