According to information obtained on Monday by Fox News from unnamed officials in the United States, the government in Tehran went forward with a ballistic missile test launch yesterday. The move would have been against the United Nations Security Council's resolution 2231. The document passed in July 2015 was adopted after Iran reached a preliminary nuclear accord with world powers, though the international agreement itself doesn't forbid testing ballistic missiles if they aren't equipped to carry nuclear warheads.
The implementation of the provisions from the deal led to the abolishment of international sanctions one year ago, after which numerous reports indicated Iran continued to develop the program and tested projectiles on several occasions. The dispute has led to a warning from Ban Ki-moon, UN secretary-general whose mandate expired at the end of last year.
The US officials familiar with the matter said the latest missile was medium range and that it exploded after 600 miles (966 kilometres) as the reentry vehicle malfunctioned.
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