Russia on Tuesday said that a reported ballistic missile test by Iran does not contravene a United Nations resolution on Tehran’s nuclear program, after the US requested emergency UN consultations.

“Such actions, if they took place, do not breach the resolution,” Russian deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov told Interfax news agency, saying demands for UN talks were aimed at “heating up the situation”.

The UN Security Council will hold talks Tuesday on Iran’s reported test-firing of a medium-range missile after the United States requested the emergency meeting following a call from the Zionist entity for action.

Ryabkov said that Moscow had not confirmed the missile test took place.

For his part, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warned the United States against “creating new tensions” with Tehran over ballistic missiles tests.

Iran has said its missiles would never carry a nuclear warhead as it has no plans to develop atomic weapons, but military officials have insisted on expanding the country’s missile program.

Source: AFP