U.S. Warns Wary UN Security Council on Iran Ballistic Missiles
- Envoy says Iran is testing ‘in defiance’ of UN resolution
- Russia, China note resolution only urges Iran not to test
Pedestrians pass a wall mural in Tehran.
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Accusing Iran of intensifying its efforts to develop ballistic missile technology, the U.S. is renewing calls on the United Nations Security Council to take action.
Iran “has conducted several activities that defy” a UN resolution urging it to refrain from actions related to “ballistic missiles designed to be capable of delivering nuclear weapons,” Jonathan Cohen, the acting U.S. representative, wrote in a letter obtained from a Security Council diplomat.