Iran missile tests News

"Our missiles are for our defence and for peace, they are not offensive. Know that while there is a technical need to conduct missile tests, we will do so and we will ask the permission of no one," Rouhani told reporters in Tehran.

Tehran`s recent ballistic missile tests did not violate a UN resolution and were not illegal, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Tuesday after being questioned on the issue by Australia.

Iran's recent ballistic missile tests are not in violation of its nuclear deal and the European Union is not considering sanctions at this stage, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Monday.

Iran appears to have violated the UN Security Council resolutions by conducting missile tests, the White House said on Tuesday but asserted that this was in contrast to Tehran's compliance with commitments made in the context of the nuclear talks.