U.S. confirms Iran tested nuclear-capable ballistic missile

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Business | Fri Oct 16, 2015 3:48pm EDT

U.S. confirms Iran tested nuclear-capable ballistic missile

UNITED NATIONS | BY LOUIS CHARBONNEAU

The United States has confirmed that Iran tested a medium-range missile capable of delivering a nuclear weapon, in "clear violation" of a United Nations Security Council ban on ballistic missile tests, a senior U.S. official said on Friday.

"The United States is deeply concerned about Iran's recent ballistic missile launch," the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, said in a statement.

"After reviewing the available information, we can confirm that Iran launched on Oct. 10 a medium-range ballistic missile inherently capable of delivering a nuclear weapon," she said. "This was a clear violation of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1929."

The United States is preparing a report on the incident for the Security Council's Iran Sanctions Committee and will raise the matter directly with Security Council members "in the coming days," Power said.

Council diplomats have told Reuters it was possible to sanction additional Iranian individuals or entities by adding them to an existing U.N. blacklist. However, they noted that Russia and China, which have opposed the sanctions on Iran's missile program, might block any such moves.

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[Fred Sanders]

1. The Pentagon seems more certain of what other militaries are up to more than their own.

Easily visible from the air, even as an American gunship attacked it....5 times!

[OneCrazyDiamond]

2. Does anyone know what effect this has on the nuclear deal? n/t