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TEHRAN, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Iran said Monday that the UN report on the implementation of nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, known as the JCPOA, is "imbalanced and biased," official IRNA news agency said.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi said "the report has been prepared under open pressure by the United States and the allegations against the Islamic republic are baseless," according to the report.
Western media said that a half-yearly report prepared by Ban on implementing JCPOA says that Iran's developing missile program is "not consistent" with the spirit of the nuclear deal.
Iran reiterates that its ballistic missiles are not designed to carry nuclear warheads and it will not allow anybody to interfere in its defense program, Qasemi said.
Last week, Qasemi dismissed concerns raised recently by NATO members over its missiles program, saying that Iran's missile program has nothing to do with the country's nuclear deal with major powers and does not violate any UN resolution.
