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| https://www.menendez.senate.gov/news-and-events/in-the-news/menendez-slams-silence-on-iran-missile-test | Menendez slams 'silence' on Iran missile test | 2015-12-08 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Democrat | House | NJ | Robert Menendez | M000639 | www.menendez.senate.gov | legacy | Menendez slams 'silence' on Iran missile test Menendez slams 'silence' on Iran missile test Print Email Tweet Tuesday, December 8, 2015 By: Jordain Carney Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) on Tuesday slammed the Obama administration and the international community, suggesting they hadn't taken a firm enough response to recent ballistic missile tests by Iran. "What has happened as a result of Iran violating the U.N. Security Council resolutions as it relates to missile testing? Absolutely nothing," he said. "Something is wrong because the silence is so deafening." The New Jersey senator's comments come after reports that Iran tested a ballistic missile last month. It would mark the second since diplomats reached a deal on the country's nuclear program. Menendez added that without concrete steps from the administration or the United Nations, "Iran can support terror, Iran can develop its nuclear program, Iran can foment secretariat conflict across the Middle East and yet, it will be rewarded with a multibillion dollar sanctions relief this coming year." ...Continue reading article here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |