(CNN) Ambassadors from France, Germany and the UK have again alleged that Iran has developed nuclear-capable ballistic missiles, in a joint letter addressed to the United Nations Secretary-General officially released by the UN on Wednesday. The ambassadors listed four examples of activity indicating nuclear-capable missiles, adding that "Iran's developments of nuclear-capable ballistic missiles and related technologies is inconsistent" with a UN resolution restraining the country from doing so. The development of a viable maneuverable re-entry vehicle is a significant technological marker which in theory allows a ballistic missile to circumnavigate standard missile defense systems. In July this year, Iran test-fired a medium-range ballistic Shahab-3 missile, according to a US official with direct knowledge of the event. This story has been updated to clarify that Iran's ballistic missile program was not part of the JCPOA.

Source: CNN December 05, 2019 12:33 UTC