Iran Press- Iran news: Referring to the report of the UN secretary general that sharply dismissed fabricated claims about shipping of missile parts to Iran via Heathrow airport, the Iranian ambassador to the United Kingdom Hamid Baeidinejad has tweeted, "Peddling of such fake news by certain British outlets damage trust in the media—a change in approach of media will serve all," Iran Press reported.
A number of British media outlets in August claimed that staff at Heathrow Airport had 'seized missile parts that were being sent to Iran'.
The sixth report of the UN secretary general into the 2015 agreement known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), dismissed claims about transfer of missile parts to Iran via Britain's biggest airport, Heathrow, and said the agreement must continue despite America's unilateral withdrawal from the agreement in May.
In a report to the United Nations Security Council on the implementation of sanctions on December 12, Antonio Guterres underlined the significance of Iran's nuclear accord for international security, urging the global community to make efforts to uphold the hard-earned deal.
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Back in May, US President Donald Trump pulled his country out of the JCPOA despite objections from the other signatories to the nuclear deal.
Since then, Washington has imposed “toughest ever” sanctions against Iran. Americans also have been trying to accuse Iran of violating UNSCR 2231.
Guterres said the JCPOA, endorsed by the UN Security Council resolution 2231, is a successful multi-national diplomatic achievement.
UN Security Council Resolution 2231 "calls on" Iran "not to undertake any activity related to ballistic missiles designed to be capable of delivering nuclear weapons, including launches using such ballistic missile technology."
Tehran has always emphasized that it has no nuclear warheads and that none of its missiles have been designed to carry nuclear weapons.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has rejected allegations by US officials that Iran’s missile program violates Security Council Resolution 2231, saying the UN document does not ban Tehran’s missile activities.
“What has been obvious and acknowledged by the Americans themselves both in the current administration and by the previous one is that neither the JCPOA (the Iran nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) nor (UN Security Council) Resolution 2231 ban Iran’s missile activities,” Zarif said on 5 December. 101/211
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