The official Islamic Republic News Agency reported that Iran dismissed allegations Saturday that it was providing test sites for North Korean long-range missiles designed to deliver nuclear warheads.
A Bush administration official claimed earlier the communist state was getting around a self-imposed missile test ban by sharing technology information with Iran, which the official said is conducting missile tests on behalf of Pyongyang.
Iranian Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani rejected the claim, saying "Iran does not cooperate with North Korea in missile technology and it does not need to."
Washington has been trying to bring Tehran before the United Nations Security Council based on accusations that the state has been intending to build nuclear weapons, against its nonproliferation treaty obligations.