Israel calls on world powers to punish Iran tests
A Qadr H long-range ballistic surface-to-surface missile is fired by Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard. (Fars News Agency) JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on...
View ArticleIran vows to pursue missile program despite new U.S. sanctions
By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran will pursue its development of ballistic missiles despite the U.S. blacklisting of more Iranian companies linked to the program, a senior Revolutionary...
View ArticleU.S. official: Iran rocket launch 'at any minute'
(CNN) A U.S. official told CNN the current assessment is Iran could launch a three-stage rocket with a satellite on top "at any minute." It would be Iran's first ever launch of this configuration, and...
View ArticleTehran tests more missiles in defiance of US warning
Iran fired two more long-range ballistic missiles on Wednesday as it continued military tests in defiance of US sanctions and fresh warnings from Washington. The missile tests, described by Iran’s...
View ArticleIran foreign minister denies missile test breached UN rules
Iran's foreign minister used a meeting with his Australian counterpart on Tuesday to reject a U.S. argument that the test-firing of Iranian missiles last week violated a U.N. resolution. Mohammad Javad...
View ArticleFrance Says Iran Risks EU Sanctions Over Missile Tests
France has warned that Tehran could face European Union sanctions over the ballistic missile tests conducted by Iran's Revolutionary Guard earlier this month. Western governments have already said that...
View ArticleIsrael urges world powers punish Iran for missile violations
March 13, Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on world powers punish Iran for violations with regard to its missile program. Netanyahu said he instructed Israel's Foreign...
View ArticleKhamenei defends Iran's missile programme as UN concerns mount
US and European allies have written to warn that recent missile tests by Iran are in defiance of UN security council resolution...
View ArticleMissiles, not just talks, key to Iran’s future, Khamenei says
Iran’s supreme leader on Wednesday said missiles were key to the Islamic republic’s future, offering support to the hardline Revolutionary Guards that have drawn criticism from the West for testing...
View ArticleVan Hollen Statement on New Sanctions Aimed at Iran’s Missile Program, and...
(Source: Chris Van Hollen) Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen released the following statement after the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control announced new sanctions...
View ArticlePompeo, Roskam, Zeldin Seek Information on Weak U.S. Response to Iranian...
(Source: Mike Pompeo) April 1, 2016 Contact: Caroline Taylor, (202) 225-6216 Pompeo, Roskam, Zeldin Seek Information on Weak U.S. Response to Iranian Missile Tests WICHITA - Congressmen Mike Pompeo...
View ArticleKirk Statement on Iran's New Test of Missiles Designed to Strike Israel...
(Source: Mark Kirk) WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) issued a statement after Iran today tested a new salvo of nuclear-capable ballistic missiles branded with the phrase 'Israel must be...
View ArticleIran Insists Missile Launches Legal After US Urges International Response
Margaret Besheer UNITED NATIONS— Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Tuesday his country's missile tests last week did not violate the nuclear agreement Iran signed with a group of world...
View ArticlePortman Introduces Two Bills to Sanction Iran (Rob Portman)
(Source: Rob Portman) Washington, D.C. - Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) today joined Republican colleagues in introducing two pieces of legislation to the United States Senate to impose sanctions on the...
View ArticleIran's foreign minister denies missile tests breach UN rules
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- Iran's foreign minister on Tuesday used a meeting with his Australian counterpart to reject a U.S. argument that the test-firing of Iranian missiles last week violated a...
View ArticleKirk Statement on Iran’s New Salvo of Threatening Missile Tests (Mark Kirk)
(Source: Mark Kirk) WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) issued the following statement after Iran, in violation of international law, today conducted multiple tests of ballistic...
View ArticleCotton Introduces the Iran Terrorism and Human Rights Sanctions Act (Tom Cotton)
(Source: Tom Cotton) Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) yesterday joined U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Kelly Ayotte...
View ArticleIran foreign minister denies missile test breached UN rules
Iran's foreign minister used a meeting with his Australian counterpart on Tuesday to reject a U.S. argument that the test-firing of Iranian missiles last week violated a U.N. resolution. Mohammad Javad...
View ArticleParliamentarians defend Iran’s missile capability
Iranian parliamentarians have reiterated their support for the country’s missile program, condemning any measure that would undermine national security. In a statement on Monday, 154 members of Iran’s...
View ArticleUS seeking new pretexts for Iran sanctions: Larijani
Iran’s Parliament (Majlis) Speaker Ali Larijani says the United States always looks for pretexts to impose sanctions on the Islamic Republic, stressing the importance of remaining vigilant in the face...
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