Iran Boasts of "Hundreds" of Secret Underground Missile Bases - By Raphael Poch -
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"And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt." (Daniel 12:2)
On Wednesday, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard invited Iranian state TV to tour one of their underground "secret" missile bases. The tour came the day after Iran's parliament passed a bill approving the country's nuclear treaty with six world powers.
During the broadcast, the Guard exhibited some of their middle-range as well as long-range missiles. The footage showed long tunnels with ready-to-fire missiles loaded on the backs of trucks. The broadcast also boasted that this was just one of "hundreds of underground missile bases" throughout the country.
The location of the base was not disclosed, but the broadcast did say that the facility was 500 meters (1600 feet) below ground.
The display came only a few days after Iran test-fired a new precision-guided long-range ballistic missile. The testing of the missile garnered Iran a harsh response by the international community.
"We'll obviously raise this at the United Nations Security Council as we have done in previous launches," State Department spokesman Mark Toner told reporters, noting the test appeared to be a violation of U.N. Security Resolution 1929.
Both Toner and White House spokesman Josh Earnest said that this issue was separate from the nuclear deal Iran struck in July.
Under Resolution 1929, which was created in 2010, ballistic missile tests by Iran are banned. This ban remains until the nuclear deal goes into effect.
The new resolution states that once the deal takes effect, countries from the international community will be allowed to transfer missile technology and heavy weapons to Iran on a case-by-case basis. This transfer of technology and arms will still come under the supervision of the United Nations Security Council, which will have to give its formal approval.
Amir Ali Hajizadeh, head of the Revolutionary Guard's aerospace branch, boasts the facility is the "tip of the iceberg" of the Guard's military might.
US confirms Iran tested nuclear-capable ballistic missile -
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"The United States is deeply concerned about Iran's recent ballistic missile launch," US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power said in a statement.
The United States has confirmed that Iran tested a medium-range missile capable of delivering a nuclear weapon, in "clear violation" of a United Nations Security Council ban on ballistic missile tests, a senior US official said on Friday.
"The United States is deeply concerned about Iran's recent ballistic missile launch," US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power said in a statement.
"After reviewing the available information, we can confirm that Iran launched on Oct. 10 a medium-range ballistic missile inherently capable of delivering a nuclear weapon," she said. "This was a clear violation of UN Security Council Resolution 1929."
The United States is preparing a report on the incident for the Security Council's Iran Sanctions Committee and will raise the matter directly with Security Council members "in the coming days," Power said.
Council diplomats have told Reuters it was possible to sanction additional Iranian individuals or entities by adding them to an existing UN blacklist. However, they noted that Russia and China, which have opposed the sanctions on Iran's missile program, might block any such moves.
"The Security Council prohibition on Iran's ballistic missile activities, as well as the arms embargo, remain in place," Power said. "We will continue to press the Security Council for an appropriate response to Iran's disregard for its international obligations."
Ballistic missile tests by Iran are banned under Security Council resolution 1929, which was adopted in 2010 and remains valid until a nuclear deal between Tehran and six world powers goes into effect. Under that deal, reached on July 14, most sanctions on Iran will be lifted in exchange for curbs on its nuclear program.
Once the deal takes effect, Iran will still be "called upon" to refrain from undertaking any work on ballistic missiles designed to deliver nuclear weapons for a period of up to eight years, according to a Security Council resolution adopted in July.
Countries would be allowed to transfer missile technology and heavy weapons to Iran on a case-by-case basis with council approval.
However, in July a US official called this provision meaningless and said the United States would veto any suggested transfer of ballistic missile technology to Iran.
On Sunday, the United States, the European Union and Iran are expected to announce a series of measures to comply with the nuclear deal that will take effect once the UN International Atomic Energy Agency confirms Iranian compliance with terms of the agreement.
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