Rouhani says missile tests will continue 'if necessary'

TEHRAN: President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday that Iran does not need the permission of the United States to conduct missile tests, which would continue "if technically necessary".

"Our missiles are for our defence and for peace, they are not offensive. Know that while there is a technical need to conduct missile tests, we will do so and we will ask the permission of no one," Rouhani told reporters in Tehran, following renewed criticism from US President Donald Trump.