Iran over the weekend "likely" violated a UN Security Council resolution which prohibits the Islamic Republic from carrying out any military activity related to the use of ballistic missiles, a US official stated Monday, according to CNN.
The official, whose name was not made public by the news outlet, said that based on information gathered by the White House so far, the Iranian regime appeared to have violated the international body's Resolution 1929 when it recently conducted testing on a new, long-range, surface-to-surface ballistic missile.
Nevertheless, the official stressed that the Islamic Republic's illegal activity did not breach the terms of a landmark nuclear accord between Iran, the US and five other major world powers, CNN reported.
The launch comes months after some Iranian officials voiced concern that the Islamic republic's recent nuclear deal with world powers could place limits on its missile program.