The Iranian government has carried out a medium range missile test launch.<br /><br /> According to US officials it took place on Sunday at a site east of Tehran. The missile was one which had been previously tested. <br /><br /> The White House says it is investigating whether the launch violates a United Nations resolution calling on Iran not to carry out activities related to ballistic missiles capable of deliversing nuclear weapons.<br /><br /> In 2015 Tehran agreed to strict constraints on its atomic programme in exchange for an end to economic sanctions that had throttled the nation’s economy. It’s a deal which President Donald Trump, has called “ the worst ever negotiated.”<br /><br /> News of the latest test comes as French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault arrived in the Iranian capital for a two-day visit.<br /><br /> Ayrault vowed that France would act as defender of Iran’s nuclear deal, saying it was in the “common interest” that the 2015 accord was obeyed.” <br /><br /> He said that while Iran had “largely” honored the deal’s terms, it had tested the spirit of the accord over the past year by carrying out several ballistic missile tests.<br /><br /> UN Security Council to hold urgent talks on #Iran missile test pic.twitter.com/UVR8Qx5sX4— 32. Gün English (@32gunENG) January 31, 2017<br />
