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US Reviewing Iran’s Alleged Missile Test
US Reviewing Iran’s Alleged Missile Test
03:36 09.12.2015(updated 09:13 09.12.2015
http://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20151209/1031449940/us-reviewing-iran-missile-test.html
The United States looking into reports that Iran launched a ballistic
missile last month, which would have been a violation of UN Security Council
resolutions.
“The US is conducting a serious review of the reported incident,” Samantha
Power, US Ambassador to the United Nations, said on Tuesday.
If Washington confirms the reports, she added, the United States would bring
the issue to the 15-nation council and seek appropriate action.
A Western diplomatic source said last week on condition of anonymity that
Iran tested a medium-range ballistic missile on November 21. He said it was
a liquid-fueled missile with a 1,180-mile range and was capable of carrying
a nuclear warhead.
Iran is prohibited from testing ballistic missiles under a 2010 Security
Council resolution that remains valid until a landmark nuclear deal reached
earlier this summer between Iran and six world powers is implemented.
Under that deal, sanctions against Iran will be lifted in exchange for curbs
on its nuclear program.
In October, the United States, Britain and France called for the United
Nations to take action against Iran for its test of a nuclear-capable
missile that month that they said violated UN sanctions.
So far, the UN has taken no action. Power said Washington could take
unilateral steps against Iran, though Tehran has warned that it would treat
any new sanctions as a breach of the nuclear deal.
Source: http://www.imra.org.il/story.php3?id=69235
