Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) on Tuesday slammed the U.S. administration and the international community, suggesting they hadn’t taken a firm enough response to recent ballistic missile tests by the Iranian regime, The Hill reported.
“What has happened as a result of Iran violating the U.N. Security Council resolutions as it relates to missile testing? Absolutely nothing,” he said. “Something is wrong because the silence is so deafening.”
Menendez added that without concrete steps from the administration or the United Nations, “Iran can support terror, Iran can develop its nuclear program, Iran can foment secretariat conflict across the Middle East … and yet, it will be rewarded with a multibillion dollar sanctions relief this coming year.”
The Iranian regime has tested a new medium-range ballistic missile last month in a breach of two U.N. Security Council resolutions, according to U.S. officials.
Two U.S. officials, both speaking on condition of anonymity, said the test was held on Nov. 21. One of them said the missile travelled within Iranian territory, the Reuters reported on Monday.
Under a 2010 Security Council resolution that remains valid until a nuclear deal between the Iranian regime and six world powers is implemented, all ballistic missile tests are banned.
