In the first request made by the United States since new U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley took office, the United Nations Security Council scheduled an urgent meeting to discuss an Iranian ballistic missile test.
U.S. officials are bringing the latest test before the Security Council determining Iran violated a UN resolution barring Iran from developing missiles “designed to carry nuclear warheads.” Iran has regularly flouted that restriction.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker condemned the latest missile test. “No longer will Iran be given a pass for its repeated ballistic-missile violations, continued support of terrorism, human rights abuses, and other hostile activities that threaten international peace and security,” he said.