Iran Denies Purchasing Missiles From Ukraine

Iran yesterday denied ever receiving nuclear-capable X-55 cruise missiles from Ukraine, Agence France-Presse reported (see GSN, March 31).

“Nothing of this sort has been recorded in the documents of the bodies concerned, the Iranian government has not concluded any such deal,” said Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi.

“It’s up to the Ukrainian government to give more information if it has any,” he said.

The comments were the first by Tehran in reference to a statement made earlier this month by Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko that the missiles were smuggled to Iran by arms dealers, according to AFP (Agence France-Presse/IranMania.com, April 10).

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