Iran's
defense minister said Wednesday that his country recently carried out a
missile test, days after the White House said it was looking into
reports of an Iranian ballistic missile launch that may have contravened
a U.N. resolution.
Gen. Hossein Dehghan was quoted by the semi-official Tasnim news agency as saying "the recent missile test is in line with our plans and we will not let any foreigner meddle with our defense issues." He did not say when the test was carried out or specify the type of missile, but said the test was not in violation of U.N. resolutions or the 2015 nuclear accord.