Rouhani: Iran will continue to produce missiles

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said Tehran will continue to produce missiles for defence purposes and does not believe its missile development programme violates international accords, Al Jazeera reports.

In a speech to parliament on Sunday, Rouhani also hit out at the US, calling negotiations with Washington "madness."

"We have built, are building and will continue to build missiles," the 68-year-old was quoted by State TV as saying. "We are not contradicting UN Resolution 2231."