Washington 0
1 December 2018

Secretary Pompeo stated that "the Iranian regime has just test-fired a medium range ballistic missile that is capable of carrying multiple warheads", adding that "as we have been warning for some time, Iran's missile testing and missile proliferation is growing". "We are accumulating risk of escalation in the region if we fail to restore deterrence", Pompeo warned. National Security Advisor John Bolton indicated that "this provocative behaviour cannot be tolerated".    

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