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Iran appears to violate UN resolution with missile test

By Kyle Feldscher
Published January 30, 2017 4:31pm ET
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Iran appears to violate UN resolution with missile test
Iran has said the missiles being tested are not designed to carry nuclear warheads. (Amir Kholousi, ISNA via AP) | Amir Kholousi

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.

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