The United States, France, Germany and Britain say they're raising concerns with the United Nations over Iran's launch of a satellite-carrying rocket into space.
The four countries brokered the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran along with China, Russia and the European Union. They say in a joint statement that Iran's launch was "inconsistent" with a U.N. Security Council resolution that enshrined the nuclear deal.
The countries are avoiding saying Iran violated the U.N. resolution. That's because the resolution only "calls upon" Iran not to develop ballistic missiles that could carry a nuclear payload. It doesn't explicitly prohibit it.
The four nations say Iran's missile development destabilizes the region and shouldn't continue. France, Germany and the U.K. say they're raising their concerns directly with Iran. The U.S. doesn't maintain diplomatic relations with Tehran.
