Posted on 03/09/2016 10:59:04 PM PST by Eleutheria5
Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday called his Iranian counterpart to protest Tehran's latest round of ballistic missile tests, AFP reported.
Iran and the United States have no formal diplomatic ties, but Kerry and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif built a close working relationship during negotiations for last year's nuclear accord between Tehran and world powers.
The phone call comes several days after claimed to have conducted more ballistic missile tests. Furthermore, during those tests the head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards declared that Israel is "in range of most of our missiles."
The United States says that a series of recent apparent missile tests by Iran breach the terms of a UN Security Council resolution and will result in new economic sanctions -- either from Washington or the world body.
"If they are confirmed, if they're true, as I said yesterday, we'll take up the appropriate action inside the UN," State Department spokesman John Kirby warned Wednesday, according to AFP.
"But I don't want to convey the impression that we are only looking at multilateral or UN possibilities in terms of measures to deal with it," he added.
Earlier on Wednesday, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, who is visiting Israel, said the United States would take action against Iran if its long-range ballistic missile tests were confirmed.
Later, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton blasted Iran over reports of further ballistic missile tests and called for new sanctions on the Iranian regime.
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So, Kerry has a counterpart.
The old saw applies : A village is missing its idiot.
How about those snapback provisions Kerry? Iran gonna turn over the billions they got.
Frankly I am surprised. My money was on Iran waiting until Obama was out of office.
Maybe Ketchup Boy should try to get them to write Heinz on the missiles instead of the stuff they write. He could have the first corporate sponsorship of Islamofascist missiles. We have witnesses the many wonders of having failed Presidential candidAtes as Secretary of State.
“Stop! Or I will shout ‘Stop!’ again!!”
Probably threatened his buddy with an incentive package.
What a tool!
I say, old bearded chap, those firecrackers don’t pass the global test.
Is this incompetence or collusion on the part of Obama and Kerry?
Look at the pic in the article, of them pretending to be about to shake hands. Zariff is no idiot, and is well aware that he’s in the presence of one.
I’ll bet Iran is skeered now!!!!!
Z: John, John my dear old friend...where in the agreement does it say we can't launch or test long range missiles?
JK: Section II, part 3b...
Z: John, my dear friend, you're President Hussein (may Allah praise his Name) said we could, from time to time test our DEFENSIVE capabilities, didn't he?
JK: Well, maybe he did Zif, maybe he did, but there are reports that you inscribed on the missiles that they are are to be used to destroy Israel.
Z: John, my dear friend, put your mind at ease, these missiles are for DEFENSIVE purposes. OK, so maybe a technician wrote a thing or two on the missiles, so what? It's just juvenile behavior on the part of our soldier. I will launch an investigation into it right away...
JK: OK Zif, OK, I feel much better now.
Zif: There, there John, it's OK, look at me, I am smiling, are you smiling?
JK: Yes, Zif, I am, thank you...snif*
Filthy basta*d scumbag John Kerry ...acts surprised!
What BS! Lurch is an inlaw to Zarif!
Whadduh PUSSY!!
Did He offer to send more sailors?
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/firebombing-of-tokyo
What blinking “nuclear accord”!! They never signed the thing. Our Senate never approved it.
Wow. That’s gonna frighten them.
I’ll take door #2 Monty.
So, let’s see if I got this right...
Kerry and the Bammy created this problem and now the problem has come back to bite them on their butts. Now Kerry (the pompous buffoon) is going to fix the problem by making another problem.
Sounds like typical liberal logic to me.
“But I don’t want to convey the impression that we are only looking at multilateral or UN possibilities in terms of measures to deal with it,” he added.
We are only looking at multilateral or UN possibilities, but I don’t want to convey that impression.
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