Iran has rejected a warning from US President Donald Trump’s administration over its latest ballistic missile test. A senior Iranian official has said that Iran will not bow to US threats in response to White House statements. In reaction to comments by American officials on Tehran’s latest missile tests, the foreign policy adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader emphasized that the Islamic Republic does not wait for permission from any foreign state to defend itself. He said “the missiles, which were put to test were defensive,” adding that Iran will continue its missile work with full strength. Bahram Ghasemi, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesman, also slammed the US over their warning. “Instead of thanking Iran for its continued fight against terrorism … the American government is practically helping the terrorists by claims about Iran that are baseless, repetitive and provocative,” he said RT reports: Speaking to reporters, Ali Akbar Velayati, the Ayatollah’s foreign policy adviser, said that Iran would continue building its defensive capabilities regardless of any warnings from Washington. “This is not the first time that an inexperienced person has threatened Iran,” Velayati told Fars News Agency, without naming anyone specific.“The American government will understand that threatening Iran is useless.” [...]
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