Saturday, October 17, 2015

Iran ballistic missile test condemned by US

The nuclear weapons-capable missile was launched on 10 October.

US ambassador to the UN Samantha Power said that her country was "deeply concerned" by the test firing.

Correspondents say however that it is unlikely to derail the recent US-Iran nuclear agreement.

But it does illustrate that despite the deal there is still little love lost between the two countries, BBC Defence correspondent Jonathan Marcus says.

Read more... http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-34555008