"[T]he administration has shown a dangerous naivety regarding who it is dealing with," Ed Royce said in a statement. (AP Photo)
GOP to Obama: See, we told you Iran would cheat
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Republicans in Congress criticized the administration's strategy in
Iran on Monday, saying recent actions prove President Obama made a
mistake in securing a nuclear deal with a country that cannot be
trusted.
Over the weekend, Iran tested a long-range ballistic missile, prompting some to wonder if it had already broken the newly-signed nuclear deal. Iran also announced the conviction of American reporter Jason Rezaian, who has been held in an Iranian jail for more than a year.
Rep. Ed Royce, R-Calif., said these moves demonstrate that the Obama administration has failed in its negotiations with Iran.
"[T]he administration has shown a dangerous naivety regarding who it is dealing with," Royce, the chairman of the House Foreign Relations Committee, said in a statement. "The administration didn't get Jason released when it had the leverage of the nuclear agreement. It must redouble efforts to get Jason and the other imprisoned Americans home now."
Read More HereOver the weekend, Iran tested a long-range ballistic missile, prompting some to wonder if it had already broken the newly-signed nuclear deal. Iran also announced the conviction of American reporter Jason Rezaian, who has been held in an Iranian jail for more than a year.
Rep. Ed Royce, R-Calif., said these moves demonstrate that the Obama administration has failed in its negotiations with Iran.
"[T]he administration has shown a dangerous naivety regarding who it is dealing with," Royce, the chairman of the House Foreign Relations Committee, said in a statement. "The administration didn't get Jason released when it had the leverage of the nuclear agreement. It must redouble efforts to get Jason and the other imprisoned Americans home now."
US says missile test by Iran ‘likely’ violated UN resolution
Regime is banned from developing long-range ballistic weapons; official says Tehran not in breach of nuclear deal
October 13, 2015, 5:40 am 9
Screen capture of an the launch of a new Iranian missile, named Imad, October 11, 2015. (YouTube/PressTV News Videos)
Iran
over the weekend “likely” violated a UN Security Council resolution
which prohibits the Islamic Republic from carrying out any military
activity related to the use of ballistic missiles, a US official said
Monday.
Based on information gathered by the White House so far, the Iranian regime appeared to have violated the international body’s Resolution 1929 when it recently conducted testing on a new, long-range, surface-to-surface ballistic missile, the official told US news outlet CNN.
Nevertheless, the US believes the Islamic Republic’s illegal activity does not breach the terms of a landmark nuclear accord between Iran, the US and five other major world powers.
The official indicated that the July agreement did not place restrictions on Iran’s ballistic missile capabilities, as it was aimed at blocking the regime from acquiring nuclear weapons.
Based on information gathered by the White House so far, the Iranian regime appeared to have violated the international body’s Resolution 1929 when it recently conducted testing on a new, long-range, surface-to-surface ballistic missile, the official told US news outlet CNN.
Nevertheless, the US believes the Islamic Republic’s illegal activity does not breach the terms of a landmark nuclear accord between Iran, the US and five other major world powers.
The official indicated that the July agreement did not place restrictions on Iran’s ballistic missile capabilities, as it was aimed at blocking the regime from acquiring nuclear weapons.
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Iran successfully puts to test new long-range ballistic missile
Sun Oct 11, 2015 6:27AM
Iran successfully test-fires its domestically-built Emad ballistic missile on October 11, 2015. © Tasnim news agency
Iran’s
Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan says the Islamic
Republic has successfully test-fired a new long-range ballistic missile,
dubbed Emad.
Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Dehqan said the surface-to-surface missile has been completely designed and manufactured by experts of Iran’s Aerospace Industries Organization affiliated with the Iranian Ministry of Defense.
Emad is Iran’s first long-range missile with guidance and control systems which can hit targets and completely destroy them with high precision, the Iranian minister added.
He also stated that Defense Ministry pursues a strategy based on developing and increasing the missile capabilities of the Iranian Armed Forces and enhancing the Islamic Republic’s deterrent power.
Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Dehqan said the surface-to-surface missile has been completely designed and manufactured by experts of Iran’s Aerospace Industries Organization affiliated with the Iranian Ministry of Defense.
Emad is Iran’s first long-range missile with guidance and control systems which can hit targets and completely destroy them with high precision, the Iranian minister added.
He also stated that Defense Ministry pursues a strategy based on developing and increasing the missile capabilities of the Iranian Armed Forces and enhancing the Islamic Republic’s deterrent power.
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