Iran’s Zarif says talks on ballistic missiles possible
July 16, 2019, 8:59 am

Iran’s Zarif says talks on ballistic missiles possible

Mohammad Javad Zarif’s comments came in an NBC News interview that aired Monday night. (File photo AFP)

Iran’s foreign minister has for the first time suggested his country’s ballistic missile program could be on the table for negotiations with the US - if America stops selling arms to its Gulf allies in the Mideast.

Mohammad Javad Zarif’s comments came in an NBC News interview that aired Monday night.

Iran long has maintained its ballistic missile program, under the control of its Revolutionary Guard, is for defensive purposes only. The 2015 nuclear deal that Tehran struck with world powers did not include its missile program.

Zarif says American weaponry “is going into our region, making our region ready to explode. So if they want to talk about our missiles, they need first to stop selling all these weapons.” Iran long has criticized US arms sales in the region

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