GLOBAL INSECURITY

IRAN DENIES NEW MISSILE TEST VIOLATES NUKE DEAL

Defense minister: 'We don't ask anyone's permission'

Iran, in the face of a new nuclear deal forged at the leadership of President Obama, went forward with a controversial test-fire of its new surface-to-surface ballistic missile.

Called Emad, the new generation missile is being touted as a weapon of precise control, the Islamic Republic News Agency said.

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And Iran is taking presumptive measures to make sure the international community keeps quiet its criticisms.

“We don’t ask anyone’s permission to enhance our defense power or missile capability and will firmly pursue our defense plans, particularly in the field of missiles,” said Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan, the Wall Street Journal reported. “And Emad is one of the outstanding examples of this.”

Iran didn’t specify Emad’s range. But military analysts say it’s likely Iran has missiles that can reach up to 800 miles.

Tehran, according to the terms of the nuclear deal forged this summer, is supposed to scale back on its nuclear development program in order to receive sanctions’ relief. And the test firing of Emad is a banned activity, according to many who’ve watched the development of the Iran-U.S. nuclear deal with alarm.

As the Wall Street Journal noted, a U.N. Security Council resolution passed July 20, after the nuclear deal was verbally accepted by the pertinent players, called on Iran “not to undertake any activity related to ballistic missiles designed to be capable of delivering nuclear weapons, including launches using such ballistic missile technology” for a period of eight years.

Iran’s launch of Emad puts to test this aspect of the deal.

John Kirby, a spokesman for the U.S. State Department, said the United States would take “appropriate actions” through the United Nations if the launch is found to be in violation of the resolution.

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“Separately, we remain confident in our ability to defend ourselves and our allies in the region,” Kirby said, the Wall Street Journal reported. “And we will continue to work closely with our regional partners to boost their capabilities to defend themselves against any threats by Iran.”

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My comments: It is entirely possible that Obama never intended to hold Iran to the requirements of the "deal." That would be consistent with Obama's mode of operation, of lying to the American Public.