IranU.S. warns Iran about ballistic missile test
Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, said the administration is putting Iran “on notice” after Iran tested a ballistic missile, in what may be a violation of a UN resolution. Flynn told reporters that the Trump administration “condemns such actions by Iran that undermine security, prosperity and stability throughout and beyond the Middle East that puts American lives at risk.”
Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, said the administration is putting Iran “on notice” after Iran tested a ballistic missile, in what may be a violation of a UN resolution.
Flynn told reporters that the Trump administration “condemns such actions by Iran that undermine security, prosperity and stability throughout and beyond the Middle East that puts American lives at risk.”
“The Obama administration failed to respond adequately to Tehran’s malign actions -including weapons transfers, support for terrorism and other violation of international norms,” he said. “The Trump administration condemns such actions by Iran that undermine security, prosperity and stability throughout and beyond the Middle East and place American lives at risk.”
On Sunday, the United States and Israel charged that Sunday’s test launch, the first by Iran since Trump become president, violated UN resolution 2231. The resolution, voted on after the Iran nuclear deal was signed in 2015, calls on Iran not to test ballistic missiles.
The Guardian reports that the missile test took place at one of Iran’s testing sites, about 140 miles east of Tehran. The Khorramshahr medium-range ballistic missile flew 600 miles before exploding, in a failed test of a reentry vehicle, officials said.
Flynn said that Iran was “feeling emboldened.”
State Department spokesman Mark Toner said the United States was in the process of determining whether the ballistic missile test violated the UN Security Council resolution.
“When actions are taken that violate or are inconsistent with the resolution, we will act to hold Iran accountable and urge other countries to do so as well,” Toner said.
Senator Bob Corker (R-Tennessee), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, condemned Iran.
“No longer will Iran be given a pass for its repeated ballistic missile violations, continued support of terrorism, human rights abuses and other hostile activities that threaten international peace and security,” he Corker.
