Iran's Simorgh rocket carrying a satellite was launched on July 27, 2017. (Photo: EPA/VNA)

Zarif tweeted that “every word in the nuclear agreement had been negotiated accurately and Iran does not manufacture missiles designed to carry nuclear warheads”.

Zarif’s statement came after the US imposed fresh sanctions on Iran in response to its rocket launch on Thursday. US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has warned of further sanctions designed to stop Iran's ballistic missile development.