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\nThe United Nations Security Council\u2019s reluctance to sanction Iran’s regime over its ballistic missile program is drawing an angry response from a key member of the United States Congress, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Reuters reported Wednesday that UN Security Council diplomats don\u2019t think the case for sanctions is very strong because under the relevant UN resolution Iran’s regime is only \u201ccalled upon\u201d to not conduct ballistic missile tests that could deliver a nuclear weapon \u2013 it is not forbidden from doing so.<\/p>\n
That \u201cdirectly contradicts assurances made by the administration,\u201d U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) said in a statement Wednesday. \u201cAs many of us feared, now it appears Iran can defy those restrictions with impunity, fearing no pushback from the U.N. Security Council.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sen. Corker, like all Senate Republicans, opposed the Iran nuclear pact, which the U.N. Security Council approved in July by adopting U.N. Security Council Resolution 2231, which also called on Iran’s regime not to launch nuclear-capable ballistic missiles. Since the deal was struck, Obama administration officials have insisted that the only sanctions that would be rolled back under the deal are those pertaining to the Iranian regime\u2019s nuclear activity \u2014 all others would remain in place.<\/p>\n
Prior to the Iran deal\u2019s conclusion, the case might have been easier to make. One of the UN Security Council resolutions that Resolution 2231 replaced said plainly that Iran’s regime \u201cshall not\u201d launch or otherwise conduct activities with ballistic missiles capable of delivering a nuclear warhead.<\/p>\n
The Treasury Department has taken steps to sanction Iran’s regime over the reported ballistic missile tests, blacklisting individuals and companies that it determined are working to support Tehran\u2019s ballistic missile program. There is strong bipartisan support for coming down hard on Iran’s regime for the missile tests as well, with several Democrats who supported the Iran deal arguing it is essential to the integrity of that deal to make sure the Iranian regime is held to account for its actions elsewhere.<\/p>\n
Sens. Corker and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), are expected to soon release legislation stepping up sanctions against Iran’s regime over its ballistic missile program.<\/p>\n
\u201cUS & allies must respond w\/ action,\u201d Rep. Ted Deutch (D-Fla.) posted on Twitter Wednesday, citing the same Reuters report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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