By NNN-KUNA,
Washington : The United States has said that it will discuss with its allies ways to put further pressure on Iran to stop carrying missile tests in the region.
“These ballistic missile tests by Iran are certainly in violation of UN Security Council resolutions and certainly are not in accordance with its international obligations,” said State Department deputy spokesperson Robert Wood Wednesday.
The Iranian Defence Ministry announced Wednesday that it has successfully tested a new generation of more effective long-range surface-to-surface missile using solid fuel.
“We are obviously concerned about that and we will have discussions with our friends and allies about how we can put further pressure on the Iranians to stop carrying out these missile tests, because they are not good for stability in the region,” noted the State Department spokesperson.
Wood said this topic could come up in the meeting Thursday in Paris between senior officials from the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China to discuss the showdown over Iran’s nuclear programmes.