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| Netanyahu: Iran missile test must not go unanswered | Netanyahu: Iran missile test must not go unanswered |
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| Israel's prime minister has accused Iran of carrying out a missile test in "flagrant violation" of a UN security council resolution. | Israel's prime minister has accused Iran of carrying out a missile test in "flagrant violation" of a UN security council resolution. |
| Benjamin Netanyahu said he would raise renewing sanctions when he meets US President Donald Trump in February. | |
| Iran has carried out several such tests since a 2015 nuclear deal which relaxed sanctions against the country. | |
| It is not yet clear what type of missile was launched, or if it explicitly violated the UN resolution. | |
| A 2010 resolution, which barred Iran from undertaking any work on "ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear warheads", was terminated after the nuclear deal with six world powers was implemented. | |
| It was replaced by a new resolution, 2231, that "calls upon" Iran not to undertake any activity related to "ballistic missiles designed to be capable of delivering nuclear weapons". | |
| In a recorded message on his Facebook page, Mr Netanyahu said "Iranian aggression must not go unanswered". | |
| Mr Netanyahu is a fierce critic of the nuclear deal with Iran, which calls for the eradication of the Jewish state. | |
| Iran says its nuclear programme is purely for peaceful purposes, but world powers suspect it of seeking to develop nuclear weapons. | |
| The White House said it was studying the details of the incident. | The White House said it was studying the details of the incident. |
| US officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the missile had broken up before the test was completed. | US officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the missile had broken up before the test was completed. |
| But US Senator Bob Corker, chairman of the foreign relations committee, said: "No longer will Iran be given a pass for its repeated ballistic missile violations." | But US Senator Bob Corker, chairman of the foreign relations committee, said: "No longer will Iran be given a pass for its repeated ballistic missile violations." |
| Mr Trump has previously called the Iran nuclear deal "a disaster" and suggested his administration will abandon it. | Mr Trump has previously called the Iran nuclear deal "a disaster" and suggested his administration will abandon it. |
| But that has drawn criticism from senior figures, including the former director of the Central Intelligence Agency, John Brennan. | But that has drawn criticism from senior figures, including the former director of the Central Intelligence Agency, John Brennan. |
| Mr Brennan, who stepped down when President Trump took office, told the BBC late last year that tearing up the agreement "would be the height of folly" and "disastrous". | Mr Brennan, who stepped down when President Trump took office, told the BBC late last year that tearing up the agreement "would be the height of folly" and "disastrous". |
| But Mike Pompeo, who has succeeded Mr Brennan as director of the CIA, was a prominent critic of the deal. | But Mike Pompeo, who has succeeded Mr Brennan as director of the CIA, was a prominent critic of the deal. |