US envoy to the UN Samantha Power says Washington has asked the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to discuss in a meeting Iran’s recent ballistic missile tests, which she describes as a threat to Israel.
On Tuesday, Iran fired Qiam ballistic missile from silo-based launchers in different locations across the country and on Wednesday, it successfully test-fired two more ballistic missiles of the Qadr family.
In a statement on Friday, Power said that the US is “deeply concerned” about the tests, describing them as “provocative and destabilizing.”
She said the missiles pose a direct threat to Israel, adding “we will raise these dangerous launches directly at council consultations, which we have called for, on Monday.”
Tehran, however, has always rejected the claims made by the US, maintaining that its missile capabilities are solely for defense purposes and they do not pose any threat against other nations.
Power said that “these launches underscore…