Iran Carries Out Ballistic Missile Tests

Iran said Tuesday it conducted ballistic missile tests at several sites across the country in order to show its "deterrent power" and readiness to confront threats.

The tests come two months after the United States imposed new sanctions against five Iranian nationals and a network of companies with links to banned missile activity.

Iran defended two previous missile tests last October as being a matter of national security after the U.S. and other Western powers said the launches violated a U.N. Security Council resolution.

Since then, a new resolution came into force with the implementation of the agreement Iran reached with a group of world powers to roll back its nuclear activity in exchange for sanctions relief.  That deal was meant to address concerns that Iran was working on nuclear weapons, which it always denied.

The new text calls on Iran to not "undertake any activity related to ballistic missiles designed to be capable of delivering nuclear weapons, including launches using such ballistic missile technology."
 [voanews.com]
8/3/16
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