Iran missile tests ‘very bad signal’: France

AFP: France said on Monday that Iran’s testing of missiles near the strategic Strait of Hormuz was regrettable and reminded Tehran of the need to keep the vital oil transit waterway open.

PARIS, January 2, 2012 (AFP) – France said on Monday that Iran’s testing of missiles near the strategic Strait of Hormuz was regrettable and reminded Tehran of the need to keep the vital oil transit waterway open.

“We regret the very bad signal sent to the international community by the latest missile tests announced by Iran,” foreign ministry spokesman Bernard Valero said, reminding Tehran of the “freedom of navigation in straits and the need to maintain a favourable climate in respect to this freedom.”