TEHRAN:
Iran has successfully test-fired two missiles, including a long-range
ballistic weapon, the official IRNA news agency reported on Monday.
The report by IRNA quoted President Hassan Rouhani as congratulating the military.
The "children of Iran successfully test-fired a new generation" of weapons, he said.
The
test came a day after a group of lawmakers accused Rouhani of halting a
scheduled missile exercise. It was not clear if this was the same test.
Rouhani's
policy of outreach to the West and its centerpiece, a deal on Iran's
disputed nuclear program, is opposed by hard-liners who accuse him of
giving away too much for too little.
Iran has pursued
military self-sufficiency since 1992. It produces tanks, jet fighters,...
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