UN Experts Declare Iran in Violation of Sanctions, But Close Nuclear File

UN experts issued a report to the Security Council Tuesday declaring that the recent test launches by Iran of medium-range ballistic missiles violated UN sanctions. The report follows a request by the US, UK, France and Germany in October to take action on Iran’s ballistic missile activities. “This council cannot allow Iran to feel that it can violate our resolutions with impunity,” U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power told a recent council meeting. Meanwhile, the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency board of governors announced on Tuesday that it is shutting down an investigation into allegations of Iran’s past work towards building nuclear weapons, declaring that the time has come to stop looking for evidence of past illegal actions by Iran and instead focus on cooperation with the Islamic Republic under the auspices of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) which Teheran has still not ratified or given any signs that it intends to. Read More