At the press conference, Zarif refused to confirm that the country conducted a missile test. ( Vahid Salemi / The Associated Press )TEHRAN, IRAN—Iran’s foreign minister on Tuesday refused to confirm whether his country recently conducted a missile test, saying the Iranian missile program is not part of the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. The White House said on Monday that it is studying the details of an Iranian ballistic missile test. As all signatories to the nuclear deal have announced, the missile issue is not a part of” the deal, he said. State Department spokesman Mark Toner said the U.S. was looking into whether the ballistic missile test violates a 2015 United Nations Security Council resolution.

Source: thestar January 31, 2017 16:51 UTC