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APRIL 24, 2020 / 1:00 PM / UPDATED 35 MINUTES AGO
UK says Iran’s ballistic
missile launch is of significant concern
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FILE PHOTO: A first military satellite named Noor is launched into
orbit by Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps, in Semnan, Iran April 22, 2020.
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LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom said on Friday that an
Iranian satellite launch earlier this week was of significant concern and
inconsistent with a United Nations Security Council resolution.
“Reports that Iran has carried out a satellite launch – using
ballistic missile technology – are of significant concern and inconsistent with
UN Security Council Resolution 2231,” a Foreign Office spokesman said.
“The UN has called upon Iran not to undertake any activity related
to ballistic missiles designed to be capable of delivering nuclear weapons.
Iran must abide by this,” the spokesman said.
“We have significant and longstanding concerns, alongside our
international partners, over Iran’s ballistic missile programme, which is
destabilising for the region and poses a threat to regional security,” the
Foreign Office spokesman said.
Reporting by Guy Faulconbridge; Editing by Alistair Smout
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