Russia: US Claim Iran’s Satellite Launch Violated UNSC Res. ‘Wrong Interpretation’
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Washington’s claim that Iran’s recent launch of a military satellite into the orbit was a violation of UN Security Council Resolution 2231 is a “wrong interpretation”, Russia's Permanent Representative to Vienna-based international organizations Mikhail Ulyanov said.
“US claims that recent launch of a military satellite by #Iran was a violation of 2231 UNSC res. Wrong interpretation. But there is also a different curious aspect- the US attempt to build on the resolution, which it undermines by all possible means. Double standards and hypocrisy,” Ulyanov said in a tweet on Monday.
On Wednesday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claimed Iran “needed to be held accountable” for violating the UNSC resolution after launching its first-ever military satellite earlier in the day.
This is while the resolution in question calls on Iran “not to undertake any activity related to ballistic missiles designed to be capable of delivering nuclear weapons, including launches using such ballistic missile technology.”
Resolution 2231 was passed to endorse the multilateral Iran 2015 nuclear deal, which the US withdrew from in 2018, as highlighted by Ulyanov in his tweet.
