UN council meets on Iran’s ballistic missile launches

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is meeting at the request of three Western powers involved in the 2015 Iran nuclear deal who say Tehran’s ballistic missile launches are “inconsistent” with the council resolution that endorsed the agreement.
France, Germany and Britain sent a letter to council, which was circulated Tuesday, saying Iran’s launches of Zolfaqar and Qiam short-range ballistic missiles on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 “are inherently capable o