Tehran denies missile and nuclear cooperation with North Korea
Iran denies reports that it is cooperating with North Korea on
missile and nuclear development, Radio Liberty reported.
Earlier this month, Japanese media said Iranian experts were
recently giving technical support on missile development to North
Korea.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said on
December 11 that the accusations are "completely baseless."
Mehmanparast admitted that during the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s
"there was military cooperation," which was halted.
However the two countries signed a cooperation agreement in science
and technology earlier this year.
Moreover, a 2011 UN sanctions report said the two countries were
suspected of sharing ballistic missile technology.
North Korea and Iran are both subject to international sanctions
over their nuclear activities.