Eye on Iran: Latest Houthi Missile 'Bears Hallmarks' of Iran Arms Attacks: U.S.

TOP STORIES Latest Houthi Missile 'Bears Hallmarks' of Iran Arms Attacks: U.S. | Reuters U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said a missile fired by Yemen's Houthi group toward Saudi Arabia on Tuesday "bears all the hallmarks of previous attacks using Iranian-provided weapons" as she pushed the U.N. Security Council to act. US Urges UN to Punish Iran, But Russia Says No Sanctions | Associated Press U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley urged the Security Council on Tuesday to punish Iran for what the Trump administration calls its "dangerous violations" of U.N. resolutions and "destabilizing behavior," while Russia said dialogue is needed rather than threats or sanctions. US Jury to Deliberate Wednesday In Iran Sanctions Trial | Agence France-Presse A US jury will begin deliberations Wednesday on whether to convict a Turkish banker of violating sanctions on Iran in a trial straining relations between Ankara and Washington and hinging on testimony from a flamboyant gold trader.  IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL A Massive Investigation Accuses Obama of Laying Off A Terror Group for the Iran Deal - And The Reaction Is Split | Business Insider Former security officials claim that the Obama administration intentionally stonewalled a Drug Enforcement Agency investigation against a major terror group, according to a Politico report.   NUCLEAR & BALLISTIC-MISSILE PROGRAMS U.S., France Unite Against Iran on Ballistic Missile Enhancement | Washington Times The United States and France have declared the two NATO nations will work together to prevent the Islamic Republic of Iran from enhancing its ballistic missile capability. Arab Coalition Spokesperson: Iran-Made Missiles Are a Serious Threat in Region | Al Arabiya The spokesman of the coalition forces in Yemen, Colonel Turki al-Malki, stated on Tuesday afternoon, 19 December 2017, that the Iran-made ballistic missiles pose a serious threat to the region and must be controlled.  GULF STATES, YEMEN, LEBANON, AND IRAN Iran 'Strongly Denies' Arming Yemen Rebels | Agence France-Presse Tehran strongly denied on Wednesday that it had supplied weapons to Yemeni rebels which they used in attacks on its archfoe Saudi Arabia as alleged by both Riyadh and Washington.  Abu Dhabi's Etihad Ending Flights to Iran, Uganda Next Year | Reuters Etihad Airways will scrap flights to Iran and Uganda next year, the latest routes to be dropped as it pursues a strategy review. IRANIAN DOMESTIC ISSUES Ahmadinejad and Iran's Judiciary Chief Trade Accusations | Al Monitor Tensions between Iranian former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and conservative judiciary chief Ayatollah Sadegh Amoli Larijani are reaching a climax, with both of them trading barbs against each other publicly. Eye on Iran is a periodic news summary from United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) a program of the American Coalition Against Nuclear Iran, Inc., a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Eye on Iran is not intended as a comprehensive media clips summary but rather a selection of media elements with discreet analysis in a PDA friendly format. For more information please email press@uani.com. United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) is a non-partisan, broad-based coalition that is united in a commitment to prevent Iran from fulfilling its ambition to become a regional super-power possessing nuclear weapons.  UANI is an issue-based coalition in which each coalition member will have its own interests as well as the collective goal of advancing an Iran free of nuclear weapons.