Sputnik News- The Iranian Defense Minister has denied media reports of Tehran's missile test, Press TV reports.





Earlier, Fox News World reported citing a US official that Iran has launched another missile from�the same launch pad that was used during�the ballistic missile test in�January.

On January 29, Iran tested a ballistic medium-range missile resulting in�US administration imposing a new round�of sanctions on�Tehran. Iranian Defense Minister Brig. Gen. Hossein Dehqan said that Tehran did not regard the test as�a breach of�the Joint Comprehensive Plan of�Action (JCPOA) or a violation of�the UN resolution on�the issue.
"Let's start from�the fact that these statements are not true, it did not happen�," Defense Minister Brig. Gen. Hossein Dehqhan said, commenting on�the recent US media report.


Last week, Iranian supreme leader�s top aide Ali Akbar Velayati said Iran intended to�continue carrying out�its missile tests in�accordance with�its defense program.

On February 3, US Treasury Department imposed a new round�of sanctions against�Iran, adding 12 entities and 13 individuals to�the OFAC�s Specially Designated Nationals list, after�Tehran carried out�a missile launch.

The move came after�US President Donald Trump said that Iran is "playing with�fire," adding that he will not be "as kind" as�former US leader Barack Obama had been.

After much criticism and speculation over�alleged missile tests in�Iran earlier in�the week, the nation�s Defense Minister Brig. Gen. Hossein Dehqhan confirmed on�Wednesday that the nation had conducted test missile launches in�line with�their defense programs. Dehqan also underlined the fact that these tests violated neither the Joint Comprehensive Plan of�Action (JCPOA) nor UN Resolution 2231.