US: We Will Raise Iran's Missile Test at the Security Council on Monday

Samantha Power, the US representative to the United Nations, stated on Friday, March 11, that Washington will bring up the recent missile test by Iran at the Security Council and will ask other countries to cooperate in countering Iran's missile program. According to Reuters, Power said in a statement: "We will directly address the issue of these dangerous (missile) tests at the consultative meeting (of the Security Council) that we have requested for Monday." The US representative at the UN emphasized that these missile tests confirm the reality that we must work with our allies in the international community to slow down and weaken Iran's missile program. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week that it conducted a series of ballistic missile tests and stated that it tested two missiles with a range of 2000 kilometers during this exercise. Meanwhile, the US, France, and other countries have stated that Iran's ballistic missile tests violate Security Council Resolution 2231. Power also described Iran's missile tests as "provocative and destabilizing." The US representative at the UN added that Iranian military commanders have claimed that these missiles are designed to directly threaten Israel. We condemn such a threat against a UN member state and one of our closest allies. Power also stated that the US will demand full implementation of the Security Council resolution. According to Reuters, the consultative meeting regarding Iran will be held on Monday morning. The UN Security Council, in July of this year, issued Resolution 2231, which confirmed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) between Iran and six world powers, and requested that Iran "refrain from any activity related to ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads for eight years from the first day of the implementation of the JCPOA, including the use of technology related to these missiles." Meanwhile, Iranian officials claim that Iran's ballistic missiles are defensive in nature and do not have the capability to carry nuclear warheads, thus their test launches do not violate the aforementioned resolution. The IRGC also tested a missile named "Emad" in October of this year, which drew international reactions, and the US also imposed sanctions against Iran. In this context, Tel Aviv's reaction to Iran's missiles: continuing hostile policy against Israel. Response from a senior US congress representative to the IRGC's missile tests. The Iranian Foreign Ministry: missile tests do not violate the JCPOA. Clinton: Iran should be sanctioned for missile testing. Changing the battlefield of "proxy wars"; war against the people in the streets of Iran. The first paragraph; responsibility of the opposition and the possibility of radicalization of Iranian society. The death of the last Mossad representative in Tehran amid the Iranian crisis. Trump: I hope there is no need for further action regarding Iran; they were killing people recklessly. The shadow of war over Tehran; "Trump is looking for decisive military options against Iran." Trump says if the Islamic Republic attempts to assassinate him, "it will be wiped off the face of the earth." Trump emphasizes "stopping executions in Iran": we do not know what will happen in the future. A senior US official: the Trump administration is closely monitoring the case of Reza Valizadeh.