Iran has reportedly violated a United Nations resolution with a ballistic missile test about 140 miles east of Tehran Sunday, the second such violation since July.
Fox News reported the Islamic Republic launched a Khorramashahr missile about 600 miles before it exploded in a failed test of a re-entry vehicle. The test took place at a well-known test site outside Semnan.
The UN passed a resolution days after the Iran nuclear deal was signed calling for the country to stop “any activity” related to ballistic missiles that might carry nuclear weapons, but the Islamic Republic conducted a similar test in July. The Iranian government plans to produce more of the Khorramashahr missiles.
The resolution has no mechanism to actually stop activity related to ballistic missiles tests, and Iran has said the missiles are not designed to carry nuclear warheads.
