Missiles launched under Khamenei authorization & Rouhani’s orders
The Iranian Resistance emphasizes the need for a firm reaction vis-à-vis Iran’s mullahs for violating United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231, and continuing to build and test-launch ballistic missiles able to deliver nuclear payloads. Such action is needed to establish peace and tranquility, and stand against continued regional warmongering by Iran.
In the past the international community’s silence in the face of constant UNSC violations by Tehran provided significant assistance to the mullahs in pursuing their nuclear program and efforts to obtain an atomic bomb.
Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan admitted Wednesday to the test launch after the UN Security Council confirmed last night Iran conducted a ballistic missile launch.
“What has been raised as a missile test was according to our schedules and we will continue our programmed measures, based on orders issued by the President late last year, with the utmost pace and precision,” he said.
Following the adoption of UNSC Resolution 2231 back in July 2015 this is not Iran’s first violation by conducting such test fires. Iran has carried out at least four other missile launches through the course of 2015 and 2016.
Hassan Firuzabadi, senior advisor to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and former chief of staff of the mullahs’ armed forces, also made remarks in this regard.
“No missiles are launched in this country without authorization from the commander-in-chief. [Khamenei] must also authorize any missile launches in military drills… even the exact timing of the launch,” he said. (IRGC Quds Force-affiliated Tasnim news agency – November 12, 2016)
UNSC Resolution 2231 calls 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.”
Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran
February 1, 2017
