{"id":773,"date":"2023-05-25T19:02:55","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T19:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/?p=773"},"modified":"2023-05-26T19:38:45","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T19:38:45","slug":"france-says-iran-ballistic-test-worrying-in-light-of-nuclear-escalation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/france-says-iran-ballistic-test-worrying-in-light-of-nuclear-escalation\/","title":{"rendered":"France says Iran ballistic test worrying in light of nuclear escalation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"selectionShareable\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">France, on Thursday,\u00a0accused Iran of violating a UN Security Council resolution endorsing the\u00a02015 nuclear deal\u00a0after it carried out a long-range ballistic missile test, which Paris said was worrying given &#8220;uninterrupted escalation&#8221; of Tehran&#8217;s nuclear programme,\u00a0<i>Reuters<\/i>\u00a0reports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran successfully test-launched a ballistic missile with a potential 2,000-km range on Thursday, state media said, the latest in ballistic missile tests and satellite launches.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"SWGFCNF2r80\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Iran&#039;s missile Iran says it has successfully test launched ballistic missile\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SWGFCNF2r80?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;These activities are all the more worrying in the context of the continuing escalation of Iran&#8217;s nuclear programme&#8221;, French Foreign Ministry\u00a0spokesperson, Anne-Claire Legendre, told reporters at a daily briefing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">UN Security Council resolution 2231 calls on Iran not to conduct &#8220;any activity&#8221; related to ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons, but the language is ambiguous, leaving it open to interpretation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Western officials say that, although the launches go against 2231, they are not a violation of the core nuclear agreement between Iran, Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"m12PmcsCBQ\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/2023\/05\/23\/indonesia-irans-raisi-meets-widodo-in-jakarta-signs-trade-deal\/\">Indonesia: Iran&#8217;s Raisi meets Widodo in Jakarta, signs trade deal<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Indonesia: Iran&#8217;s Raisi meets Widodo in Jakarta, signs trade deal&#8221; &#8212; diplomatic\" src=\"https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/2023\/05\/23\/indonesia-irans-raisi-meets-widodo-in-jakarta-signs-trade-deal\/embed\/#?secret=kgPfw0nsa1#?secret=m12PmcsCBQ\" data-secret=\"m12PmcsCBQ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Western powers are particularly concerned because UN Security Council restrictions on missiles and related technologies last until October 2023, after which Iran is free to pursue its ballistic missile activity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Legendre&#8217;s reference to the escalation of Iran&#8217;s nuclear programme comes just 10 days before the International Atomic Energy Agency&#8217;s 35-nation Board of Governors meets in Vienna.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Iran&#8217;s activities pose serious and increased non-proliferation risks without any credible civilian justification,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ahead of the board meeting in March, the IAEA and Iran said they had agreed to make progress on various issues, including a long-stalled IAEA inquiry into\u00a0uranium particles\u00a0found at three undeclared sites in Iran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">They also agreed to re-install all extra monitoring equipment, such as surveillance cameras, at nuclear sites that was put in place under Iran&#8217;s 2015 nuclear deal with major powers, but then removed last year as the deal unravelled following the US withdrawal in 2018.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran denies seeking nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is unclear how much progress there has been and whether Western powers will decide to push for a resolution ordering Iran to cooperate more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;We expect Iran to respect its international obligations \u2026 and carry out concrete and tangible progress before the Board of Governors meeting,&#8221; 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