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Iran FM warns U.S. against fomenting tension over ballistic missile program

Xinhua, January 31, 2017 Adjust font size:

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warned the United States on Tuesday against creating new tension over the missile program of the Islamic republic, official IRNA news agency reported.

Zarif expressed the hope that Iran's missile program would not be used as an excuse by the new U.S. administration to create new tension for his country.

"Iran would not allow others to decide on its defense program," IRNA quoted Zarif as telling in a joint press conference with his visiting French counterpart on Tuesday.

He denounced a recent executive order issued by U.S. President Donald Trump to restrict immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries, including Iran, saying the move would be a "shameful spot in history" for the new U.S. administration. Endit