--- description: Iran was banned from testing missiles by a U.N. Security Council resolution in 2010 title: U.S. Reviewing Reports of Iranian Missile Test image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcabc05206d1c1be8/6988748e5f570f113bb1ebc6/gettyimages-489533118.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Iran](/tag/iran/) ## Iran Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # U.S. Reviewing Reports of Iranian Ballistic Missile Test by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 9, 2015 8:27 AM CUT  A vehicle carrying a missile system is driven past Iranian military commanders during an annual military parade, on Sept. 22, 2015, in the capital Tehran A vehicle carrying a missile system is driven past Iranian military commanders during an annual military parade, on Sept. 22, 2015, in the capital TehranFatemeh Bahrami—Anadolu Agency/Getty Images by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 9, 2015 8:27 AM CUT The U.S. is [investigating](http://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-missiles-usa-idUSKBN0TR2G920151208#K305AzMjWEo261Oo.97 "undefined") a possible ballistic missile test by Iran in late November, an act that, if proved true, would be in violation of a U.N. Security Council resolution. “The U.S. is conducting a serious review of the reported incident,” U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Samantha Power said Tuesday, according to Reuters. If reports that Iran launched a medium-range ballistic missile on Nov. 21 are confirmed, she added, the U.S. would seek appropriate action from the 15-member Security Council. A resolution by the Council in 2010 banned Iran from testing missiles until a [nuclear deal](http://time.com/3957305/iran-nuclear-deal-obama/ "undefined") between the Middle Eastern nation and world powers — reached on July 14 this year — is implemented. \[[_Reuters_](http://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-missiles-usa-idUSKBN0TR2G920151208#K305AzMjWEo261Oo.97 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4142009/iran-missile-test-launch-u-s-review/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4142009/iran-missile-test-launch-u-s-review/"},"headline":"U.S. Reviewing Reports of Iranian Ballistic Missile Test","datePublished":"2015-12-09T08:27:17.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T13:13:20.914Z","description":"Iran was banned from testing missiles by a U.N. 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