UN Secretary General Response to Iran Missile Threat to Israel: Iran Should Use "Good Sense"

Days after Iran launched ballistic missiles in potential violation of UN Security Council resolution 2231 (adopted to implement the Iran nuclear deal), UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's sole response was to ask Iran to use "good sense." Although the missiles were inscribed with the message, "Israel must be wiped out," the Secretary General had nothing to say about Iran's threat to destroy a UN member state.

In his words: "the Secretary-General urges all concerned to act with restraint. In the current political atmosphere in the Middle East region, and so soon after the positive news of the lifting of sanctions against Iran, the Secretary-General calls on the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to act with moderation, caution and the good sense not to increase tensions through any hasty actions."