A new U.N. report condemns Iran for violating the "spirit" of the nuclear agreement by continuing to launch ballistic missiles and stoke tensions in the Middle East by sending arms and support to militias throughout the region. Washington Free Beacon: U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon calledon Iran to cease activities that would further stoke tensions in the region, carefully refraining from calling the missile launches direct violations of the deal or Security Council Resolution 2231, which endorsed the nuclear accord. “While it is for the Security Council to interpret its own resolutions, I am concerned that those ballistic missile launches are not consistent with the constructive spirit demonstrated by the signing of the [nuclear agreement],” Ban wrote in the 17-page report. Ban also criticized Iran for shipping weapons to Yemen and Iraq. Though he criticized the nation for engaging in improper activity, he lauded Iran for keeping its...(Read Full Post)