Reuters: Iranian official calls on West to scrap nuclear arms before any missile talks
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran will not negotiate over its ballistic missiles until the United States and Europe dismantle nuclear weapons and long-range missiles, a top Iranian military official said on Saturday.
Separately, Iran confirmed that the Iranian foreign minister had met his former U.S. counterpart John Kerry on the sidelines of a Munich meeting last month. The New Yorker magazine earlier reported that Kerry had urged Tehran not to abandon a 2015 nuclear deal, despite tensions with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.
While Iran has accepted curbs on its nuclear work - which it says is for purely peaceful purposes - it has repeatedly refused to discuss its missile program, something the United States and European countries have called for.
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More News On Iran Vowing That It Will Not Negotiate Its Ballistic Missiles Unless U.S. & Europe Scrap Their Nuclear Arms
Iran says will negotiate if West dismantles nuclear arsenal -- Washington Post
Iran Says It Will Give up Its Missiles When The US Gives Up Its Nukes -- Iranian/Middle East Eye
Iran to US: Surrender your nukes and then we’ll talk missiles -- RT
Iran will not talk missiles unless US, Europe destroy nukes, long-range missiles: Commander -- Press TV (Iran)
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