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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani: We will not stop our missile program

By Kyle Feldscher

Published October 29, 2017 12:26pm ET

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani: We will not stop our missile program — "Understand that we have been building missiles, and will continue to do so and this does not contradict any of international laws and it is not in conflict with Resolution 2231." (Iranian Presidency Office via AP) | AP

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said his country would not stop its ballistic missile program, which President Trump and other Iran hawks believe is in violation of the nuclear deal.

Rouhani said in a speech to Parliament the missile program does not violate any international laws or the nuclear agreement struck between the U.S. and several other countries that is meant to keep Iran from building a nuclear bomb.

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