<span style="color: #222222;">The Iranian government has written a letter to the United Nations, announcing its intention to go ahead with its controversial ballistic missile programme.<br />'' <br />'' In its letter to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Iranian UN envoy Majid Takhte Ravanchi said that Iran is determined to resolutely continue its activities related to ballistic missiles and space launch vehicles.<br />'' <br />'' Earlier, Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif had scoffed at a letter from the UK, Germany, and France taking Tehran to task for not adhering to a 2015 landmark deal meant to curb Iranian nuclear ambitions.<br />'' <br />''<br />''The letter called on Guterres to inform the Security Council in his next report that Iran's missile programme is inconsistent with the implementation of the deal.</span><br />