{"id":65922,"date":"2018-12-03T19:51:38","date_gmt":"2018-12-03T19:51:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/12\/03\/us-condemns-iranian-missile-launch-pushes-europe-to-impose-sanctions\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T13:04:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T13:04:33","slug":"us-condemns-iranian-missile-launch-pushes-europe-to-impose-sanctions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/2018\/12\/03\/us-condemns-iranian-missile-launch-pushes-europe-to-impose-sanctions\/","title":{"rendered":"US condemns Iranian missile launch, pushes Europe to impose sanctions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ABOARD A US MILITARY PLANE \u2014 The Trump administration is urging Europe to impose tough new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/11\/05\/war-situation-arises-as-us-sanctions-resume-iran-president-says\/\">sanctions <\/a>on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/12\/01\/iran-most-advanced-homemade-destroyer-sahand-joins-persian-gulf-fleet\/\">Iran<\/a> over its ballistic <a href=\"http:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/11\/29\/officials-showcase-more-weapons-they-say-link-iran-to-terror-across-the-region\/\">missile program<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The call comes as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is to meet European officials in Brussels this week and after the U.S. and others condemned an Iranian missile launch over the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran is expected to be a major topic of conversation when Pompeo meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Brussels on Monday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pompeo also plans to talk about Iran when he meets his counterparts from Britain, France and Germany on Tuesday while he is in Belgium for a meeting of NATO counterparts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. special envoy for Iran Brian Hook rejected Iran&#8217;s insistence that its missile program is defensive. 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Security Council demands.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2018\/11\/29\/officials-showcase-more-weapons-they-say-link-iran-to-terror-across-the-region\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Iranian-anti-tank-missile.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Officials showcase more weapons they say link Iran to terror across the region<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">From grenades to short-range ballistic missiles, items recovered across the Middle East are on display in Washington.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hook said U.S. discussions with the Europeans about missile sanctions are gaining traction. 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