Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht Ravanchi lambasted German Chancellor Angela Merkel for her "unreal and unconstructive" remarks, and said Tehran's missile program doesn’t violate the UN Security Council resolution 2231.
Iran said the United Nations, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and other human rights bodies must fulfill their duties and put pressure on Israel to release the four Iranian diplomats kidnapped in Lebanon more than 30 years ago.