Iran hard-liners accuse Rouhani of halting missile drill
Hawkish lawmakers denounce Islamic Republic’s president for stopping annual test
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An Iranian Shahab-3 missile launched during military exercises outside the city of Qom, Iran, in June 2011. (AP/ISNA/Ruhollah Vahdati)
TEHRAN — Iran’s official news agency says hard-line lawmakers have accused President Hassan Rouhani of halting a scheduled missile exercise.
The Sunday report by IRNA says 24 lawmakers said in a statement that the Supreme National Security Council, headed by the president, stopped the annual test and did not approve its budget.
In a separate letter, the lawmakers accused Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif of preventing foreign experts from assisting Iran with its missile technology, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported. It did not elaborate.
Hard-liners are at odds with Rouhani and Zarif over their policy of outreach to the West.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press.
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