While most of its 15 members would agree with the United States and France about a likely violation of resolution 2231, Russian Federation and China, which have veto power, made clear during negotiations on the Iran nuclear deal they did not agree with continuing the U.N. restrictions on Tehran’s missile program and arms trade.
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“The missiles fired today [Wednesday] are the results of sanctions”.
He added that the firing of ballistic missiles was a crushing response to the enemies of Iran who have imposed sanctions on Iran’s missile program.
The semiofficial Fars news agency offered pictures Wednesday it said were of the Qadr H missiles being fired.
State Department spokesman John Kirby said he could not confirm Iranian state media’s claim that Iran had conducted multiple tests, but warned Washington might take unilateral or worldwide action in response.
The United States reportedly will raise the issue of the tests with the United Nations Security Council if confirmed, Reuters reported, citing an unnamed source.
Iranian leaders on Tuesday threatened to abandon the global agreement if it conflicts with Tehran’s “national interests” – just hours after the missiles were launched, which violate UN Security Council resolutions.
“The reason we have designed these missiles with such a range – 2,000 kilometres – is to be able to hit our remote enemies, the Zionist regime”, Tasnim news agency quoted Hajizadeh as saying, referring to Israel.
The underground silos are seen as a complementary gear for IRGC’s underground “missile cities”, Tasnim News Agency reported Tuesday.
McCarthy went on to demand that the Obama administration step forward with new sanctions as punishment for the missile test.
Although the reports said that several missiles were test-fired across the country, the footage was shown for only one.
The missile sanctions were imposed a day after nuclear-related sanctions on Iran were lifted.
Iran’s ballistic missile program has been contentious since the nuclear deal with the United States, the United Kingdom and four other powers was struck in Vienna on July 14 previous year.
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has previously insisted on Iran’s right to carry out missile tests and says the country doesn’t have any missiles that could carry nuclear warheads.
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The source said it was too early to discuss what measures could be taken if the tests proved true.
