Via Free Beacon:
Iran’s defense minister said on Tuesday that the recent firing of two ballistic missiles was a shot across the bow to the Obama administration, which continues to maintain that the “military option” against Tehran is still on the table.
While Iran is permitted to fire these missiles under the recently signed interim nuclear deal, the White House told the Washington Free Beacon on Tuesday that “Iran’s missile program continues to pose a dangerous threat to region.”
Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehqan said the ballistic missile test was aimed at sending a “firm response” to the White House.
“Testing the missiles was a clear response to the U.S. officials’ worn-out phrase ‘the military option is on the table,’” Dehqan was quoted as telling the state-run Fars News Agency on Tuesday.