Iran missile test ‘violates United Nations resolution’ – 12/16/2015 8:36:58 AM

The panel’s report also calls for action against Tehran.

Still, most of his comments were low-key and forward-looking – the US participated in drawing up the resolution ending the investigation along with the other nations that negotiated the deal with Iran – Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany.

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee – a pro-Israel interest group in the US – condemned the IAEA vote.

But that was nothing more than feasibility and scientific studies, and the acquisition of certain technical capabilities – although Yukiya Amano says the IAEA will as a matter of course continue to monitor Iran’s nuclear industry.

“Nothing has changed”, she declared.

“The agency has no credible indications of activities in Iran relevant to the development of a nuclear explosive devices after 2009”.

A confidential Security Council report found that Iran’s October test of a mid-range missile capable of delivering a nuclear warhead violated a United Nations resolution banning ballistic missile tests by the country.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday, September 19, 2013, characterized recent remarks by Iran’s new president regarding the standoff over his nation’s nuclear program as “very positive”, though he cautioned against jumping to the conclusion…

It said the panel considered ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons to be those that can deliver at least a 500-kg (1,102-pound) payload within a range of at least 300 km (185 miles).

“I expect that Iran’s missile program will spur its neighbors to expand their own missile programs; in fact I believe they have already begun to do so”.

Tuesday’s decision “moves the board’s focus from the longstanding possible-military-dimensions investigation toward implementation and monitoring” of the July nuclear accord, USA envoy Henry Ensher said in prepared remarks. The US reaction, however, is likely to take awhile.

“Iran will ship its enriched uranium from Bushehr port to Russian Federation within the next few days”, he added.

Iran and leading world powers reached a landmark agreement in July under which punishing economic sanctions will be rolled back in exchange for Iran curtailing its nuclear programme.

Iran’s Minister of Defense Hussien Dehghan told Iranian media that Emad is the first surface-to-surface ballistic missile fully designed and built by Iran, and can be precision-guided until it reaches its target.

The panel report, dated December 11, stated that the firing used ballistic missile technology banned under a June 2010 resolution, according to the Associated Press.

“Iran will not accept any restrictions in this regard”, he said.