Israel Wants The U.N. To Punish Iran For Missile Tests

A ballistic missile is launched and tested at an undisclosed location in Iran in this handout photograph released by the official website of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps March 8, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS/SEPAHNEWS.COM/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS

IBTimes: Israel’s Netanyahu Calls On UN To Punish Iran Over Missile Tests

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the United Nations on Saturday to punish Iran over the country’s reported ballistic-missile tests last week. Western officials indicated they believed the ideologically driven Iranian Revolutionary Guards conducted the tests.

The U.S., Britain, France and other countries have raised concerns about the missile tests, but Netanyahu claimed that if a ballistic-missile launch can be confirmed, it would constitute a breach of U.N. Security Council resolution 2231, according to a Reuters report Saturday. The resolution was adopted in the wake of the agreement on Iran’s nuclear program that was reached between the country and six world powers last year.

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WNU Editor: The U.S. does not share Israel's concerns on these missile tests .... Iran's latest missile test launches do not violate nuclear deal, U.S. says (L.A. Times)

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