Washington – U.S. Officials: Iran Tested Missile, Breaching U.N. Security Council Resolutions

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    FILE - A truck carrying the medium range Shahab-3 missle drives past the viewing stand at a military parade south of Tehran September 22, 2003. ReutersWashington – Iran tested a new medium-range ballistic missile last month in a breach of two U.N. Security Council resolutions, two U.S. officials said on Monday.

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    The officials, both speaking on condition of anonymity, said the test was held on Nov. 21. One of them said the missile traveled within Iranian territory.

    Fox News earlier on Monday on its website cited Western intelligence sources as saying the test was held near Chabahar, a port city near Iran’s border with Pakistan.

    All ballistic missile tests by Iran are banned under a 2010 Security Council resolution that remains valid until a nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers is implemented.

    Under that deal, reached on July 14, most sanctions on Iran will be lifted in exchange for curbs on its nuclear program. Once it takes effect, Iran will still be “called upon” to refrain from work on ballistic missiles designed to deliver nuclear weapons for up to eight years.

    In October, the United States, Britain, France and Germany called for the Security Council’s Iran sanctions committee to take action over a missile test by Tehran that month which they said violated U.N. sanctions. So far, no action has been taken by the committee.


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    8 years ago

    with NoBama’s haskumah

    Boochie
    Boochie
    8 years ago

    Well maybe Obama cam explain

    yankee96
    yankee96
    8 years ago

    so what will be done about this?

    HankM
    HankM
    8 years ago

    Why shouldn’t they, the money’s already in the bag!