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The U.S. will now pressure European leaders to take immediate action this week in order to counter Iran's latest actions.
Iran claims that its illicit missile tests are defensive in nature, but the Trump administration refutes that and Iran envoy Brian Hook vowed tough reprisals for Iran's most recent missile tests, which are among the most provocative in recent memory and a direct threat to Israel and the United States, in that order.
"Iran has launched missiles that are capable of carrying multiple warheads, including a nuclear weapon," Hook told reporters aboard Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's airplane en route to Brussels for NATO meetings.
"Iran has launched missiles that are capable of carrying multiple warheads, including a nuclear weapon," Hook told reporters aboard Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's airplane en route to Brussels for NATO meetings.
This latest Iranian ballistic missile test comes on the heels of fresh evidence the U.S. uncovered which ties Tehran to the proliferation of advanced weapons systems and missiles across the Middle East, including Yemen, where Iranian-backed rebels continue to fight a Saudi coalition seeking to stem the violence.
The Trump administration's response to these tests is quite different from that of former president Obama, who left Iran's missile technology alone because he was more interested in inking the landmark nuclear deal for his legacy-less legacy. Obama's dealings with Iran has gotten us to the present point.
"The Iranian government claims that its missile testing is completely defensive in nature. How exactly is the world's leading sponsor of terrorism entitled to the claim of defense?" Hook asked. "In fact, Iran's security concerns are entirely self generated. Was the plot to bomb Paris defensive? Was the assassination attempt in Denmark defensive? Is smuggling missiles to the Houthis in Yemen to attack Saudi Arabia and the Emirates defensive? Is harboring al Qaeda defensive?"
"For the last twelve years, the United Nations Security Council has been telling the Iranian regime to stop testing and proliferating ballistic missiles, and Iran continues to defy the U.N. Security Council," Hook added. "Iran's continued testing and proliferation of ballistic missiles shows that the Iran deal has not moderated the Iranian regime as some had hoped."
"It was a mistake to exclude missiles from the Iran nuclear deal and is one of the principle reasons the United States left it," Hook said, directly criticizing the Obama administration for caving to Iran's demands that its advanced missile program not be covered under the deal. "Iran's defense needs would be entirely different if they had not decided to wage sectarian wars of choice for the last 39 years."
Pompeo is likely to raise the issue of Iran's missile tests during meetings Monday and Tuesday with European officials.
"The Iranian government claims that its missile testing is completely defensive in nature. How exactly is the world's leading sponsor of terrorism entitled to the claim of defense?" Hook asked. "In fact, Iran's security concerns are entirely self generated. Was the plot to bomb Paris defensive? Was the assassination attempt in Denmark defensive? Is smuggling missiles to the Houthis in Yemen to attack Saudi Arabia and the Emirates defensive? Is harboring al Qaeda defensive?"
"For the last twelve years, the United Nations Security Council has been telling the Iranian regime to stop testing and proliferating ballistic missiles, and Iran continues to defy the U.N. Security Council," Hook added. "Iran's continued testing and proliferation of ballistic missiles shows that the Iran deal has not moderated the Iranian regime as some had hoped."
"It was a mistake to exclude missiles from the Iran nuclear deal and is one of the principle reasons the United States left it," Hook said, directly criticizing the Obama administration for caving to Iran's demands that its advanced missile program not be covered under the deal. "Iran's defense needs would be entirely different if they had not decided to wage sectarian wars of choice for the last 39 years."
Pompeo is likely to raise the issue of Iran's missile tests during meetings Monday and Tuesday with European officials.
The Trump administration would like to convince our European allies to impose sanctions as reprisal for Iran's behavior, but many of these allies are hesitant to move forward on sanctions.
The administration is hoping to convince European allies to move forward with new sanctions as reprisal for the missile tests, a position many of these allies are hesitant to adopt.
The administration is hoping to convince European allies to move forward with new sanctions as reprisal for the missile tests, a position many of these allies are hesitant to adopt.
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