Missile program not up for negotiation with U.S., Iran says April 11, 2016 - 11:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iran's foreign minister said Sunday, April 10 the country's missile program is not up for negotiation with the United States, the Associated Press reports. The missile program and "defense capabilities of the Islamic Republic of Iran are not negotiable," said Mohammad Javad Zarif after meeting with his Estonian counterpart, Marina Kaljurand. He added that if Washington was serious about defensive issues in the Middle East, it should stop supplying arms to Saudi Arabia and Israel. A Saudi-led coalition has been conducting airstrikes and battling the Iran-backed Shiite rebels in Yemen since March 2015. Iran also supports anti-Israeli militant groups. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday the U.S. and its partners were telling Iran that they were "prepared to work on a new arrangement to find a peaceful solution to these issues." He said Iran first had to make it clear to all involved that they were prepared to cease provocative ballistic missile launches and tests. Zarif on Sunday also hinted that regional U.S. allies are among those quietly supporting the extremist Islamic State group. "The U.S. needs to view regional issues more seriously than raise baseless and threadbare allegations against Iran," said Zarif. "Mr. Kerry should ask U.S. allies where the Islamic State's arms come from." Related links:   Top stories The study new found that ocean temperatures in the last decade have been the warmest on record. The deal will involve the duchess doing a voiceover in return for a donation to Elephants Without Borders. The story by Chris McCormick follows two cousins in Soviet Armenia who consider themselves brothers. A senior public relations official at Imam Khomeini International Airport said the Boeing 737 was bound for Kiev.   Partner news |  Latest news Armenian social worker named Youth and Sports Minister in Lebanon  Varti Ohanian is a social worker and the founder of Lebanon's Zvartnots special education center.Armenian cosmic ray station the focus of New York Times article “The buildings and the instruments at Aragats remain, like ghost ships in the cosmic rain,” the article says.Russia delivered 120 missiles for S-400s to Turkey: media Russia has also delivered auxiliary equipment, spare parts and tools, an unnamed source was quoted as saying.Armenian athletes make it to UWW strongest wrestlers' rankings Maksim Manukyan, an Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler and a top performer, has now slipped to the 11th spot. |
