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20:36, 29-Jul-2017
Iran vows to continue missile programs, condemns US sanctions
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Iran on Saturday vowed to move ahead with its missile program and condemned new sanctions passed by the US Congress. The tensions between Iran and the US are continuously increasing.
"We will continue with full power our missile program," Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi claimed.
Iranian foreign ministry spokesman, Bahram Ghasemi speaks during a press conference on August 22, 2016 in Tehran. /AFP Photo
Iranian foreign ministry spokesman, Bahram Ghasemi speaks during a press conference on August 22, 2016 in Tehran. /AFP Photo
Ghasemi also pointed out that the US’s new sanctions went back on the 2015 nuclear deal and regarded the sanctions as a “hostile, reprehensible and unacceptable” action by the US.
The sanctions also involve Russia and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said on Friday that President Donald Trump intended to sign the new imposed sanction bill into law.
Meanwhile, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards reported a new incident with the US on Saturday.
The Iranian paramilitary forces said that the US navy had approached their patrol vessels in the Gulf and fired “unprofessional” warning shots.