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Iran refuses reports on missile launch with range announced by media

ISNA - Iranian Students' News Agency

Tue 10 May 2016 - 09:30

TEHRAN (ISNA)- Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehghan said the country did have a missile test with the range announced by media.

"We have not had any stop in defense actions, including missile tests. We did not have a missile test with the range announced by media," he said.

He also continued that Iran's doctrine is of defense type when it comes to defense issue. "We have never followed aggressive approach and what we do is to improve our country's defense capability."

Iranian defense minister further noted that Iran's measure aim to provide security of the country. "Because Iran's defense power is cause of regional stability."

Dehghan further said that regional security and stability are intertwined, and Iran's defense capacity guarantees the issue.

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