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Ambbadadors of France and the United Kingdom on Monday called for a UN Security Council meeting after accusing Iran of launching a medium-range missile this weekend, diplomatic sources said . At the beginning, the meeting should take place on Tuesday (4).
France declared itself concerned about this test launch that would have taken place on Saturday, which it described as "provocative and destabilizing" and which "does not correspond" to UN Resolution 2231 on the agreement with Iran.
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt described the test as "provocative, threatening and inconsistent" with UN guidelines, adding that they "should stop" for good.
The United States considered that the alleged test was a violation of the United Nations resolution supporting the 2015 nuclear agreement between Iran and the six powers, to which Washington has complained already removed. This resolution calls on Iran to refrain from testing missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads.
Iran claims that its missile program is defensive in nature and is not aimed at launching a nuclear weapon, a position supported by Russia in the Security Council. Hbadan Rouhani – Photo: AP Photo "title =" Montage with photos of US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Hbadan Rouhani photo data "src =": image / jpeg; base64, / 9j / 4AAQSkZJRgABAQAAAQABAAD / 2wBDAAMCAgMCAgMDAwMEAwMEBQgFBQQEBQoHBwYIDAoMDAsKCwsNDhIQDQ4RDgsLEBYQERMUFRUVDA8XGBYUGBIUFRT / 2wBDAQMEBAUEBQkFBQkUDQsNFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBT / wgARCAAQABkDASIAAhEBAxEB / 8QAFwABAAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgMFB // EABUBAQEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQF / 9oADAMBAAIQAxAAAAFyPMoTKnxGtOUA / wD / xAAcEAABBQEBAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAFAAIDBAYBExT / 2gAIAQEAAQUCM6qZpLUWWkQh4uMPUfhhURlplbGm8Pnr5V0 / PBQ // 8QAGBEBAQEBAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAgMAARH / 2gAIAQMBAT8BSkocWtMNejf / xAAXEQEBAQEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADAgAR / 9oACAECAQE / AShJbA1nPK3 / xAAmEAABAwMDAgcAAAAAAAAAAAABAAIDBBEhEjFhBSI0UWJxkaHR / 9oACAEBAAY / ApqSEdkbtO266WZSXsbXHVi Ay9uUG1kIhmaO2QDLfY + + + XC8Yz4VbI4R09Y282MNlb j7XSxLIBKavW98Z9Ckbmzjvwtyv // EACAQAAEEAQQDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEAESExQVFh8PGh0eH / 2gAIAQEAAT8hFosRYLc4lABwASkCDi1SnfXGSXc / aKbskWQ2PE3CI4mUEByo5hanQff0u0X / 2gAMAwEAAgADAAAAEMN // 8QAHBEAAQMFAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEQABIVFhobHh / 9oACAEDAQE / EGANBYxQHG0GEX4v / 8QAGhEAAgIDAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAREAIWGR0f / aAAgBAgEBPxBrdoq8FRo9Ds // xAAdEAEBAAIDAAMAAAAAAAAAAAABEQAhMUFRYZHx / 9oACAEBAAE / EAJ3JDMXU0SE8weVGNRDkMRnoyUkA3koV4W vsyAriRW7Rcu0b4B4RYCwYdYgICFCPzys + / + RLQhWB1UV8J25 zz // 2Q == "/>
Over the weekend, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused Iran of testing a medium-range missile capable of carrying multiple warheads and reaching parts of the city. Europe and the Middle East.
"The Iranian government says its missile tests are purely defensive, they are not defensive," Washington 's special envoy Brian Hook told reporters on board. Mike Pompeo's plane while traveling to Brussels for a meeting of NATO.
"We would like the European Union to apply sanctions that illustrate the Iranian missile program," Hook said.
million. Hook said President Donald Trump has been conducting his "maximum pressure" campaign in Tehran since his withdrawal from the nuclear deal. with Iran "can be effective if more nations can join us in these sanctions".
"It is a serious and growing threat, and countries around the world, not just Europe, must do everything in their power to attack the program. of Iranian missiles ".
Hook said there was "" for NATO allies to consider a proposal targeting individuals and entities playing a key role in the Iranian missile program.
The United States decided in May to withdraw from the 2015 nuclear deal and to again impose sanctions on Iran
The countries of the United States EU have denounced the measure and are working to preserve the nuclear deal, although they have also criticized Iran's positions on other issues.
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