美国总统川普的国家安全顾问周三谴责伊朗的弹道导弹发射，并表示这威胁到德黑兰2015年与美国和其他大国达成的核协议。
退役将军弗林谴责伊朗的导弹发射，称这只是伊朗在过去六个月威胁美国及其区域盟友的“一系列事件中最新的一起”。他说，伊朗领导人现在之所以大胆采取这种行动，是因为核协议“薄弱和无效”，而且参与协议的其他国家没有采取行动束缚伊朗的军事野心。
在白宫的简报会上，弗林指责前总统奥巴马和他的政府成员对德黑兰的态度不够强硬。
他说：“奥巴马政府没有对德黑兰的恶意举动作出充分反应，这些举动包括武器转让、支持恐怖主义和其他违反国际准则的行为。”弗林说：“川普政府谴责伊朗的这种行动，这破坏中东及以外地区的安全、繁荣和稳定，威胁到美国公民的生命安全。”
弗林补充说，“今天，我们正式对伊朗提出警告。”他没有进一步作出解释，也没有威胁要对德黑兰采取什么样的具体行动。
白宫高级官员星期三稍晚时候说，伊朗的弹道导弹发射和它对也门胡塞反叛分子的支持是挑衅性的，正在破坏该地区的稳定，并威胁到包括美国盟国在内的多个国家。官员们说，美国将“适当地”作出反应。
当被问及美国可能采取什么样的行动时，有关官员只表示有多种选项。然而，白宫高级官员说，伊朗导弹发射和美国可能作出的反应是与伊朗核协议分开的，白宫没有指责伊朗违反核协议。
伊朗星期三证实，于星期天进行了导弹发射，但声称这没有违反六个世界大国和德黑兰在2015年签署的核协议。联合国安理会在核协议达成后通过的第2231号决议呼吁伊朗不采取任何与弹道导弹有关的活动，但没有具体禁止这种活动。
U.S. President Donald Trump's national security adviser on Wednesday denounced Iran's ballistic missile launch and said Tehran is putting at risk the nuclear agreement it reached in 2015 with the United States and other major powers.
Retired General Michael Flynn condemned the missile launch, declaring it "just the latest in a series of incidents" in which Iran has threatened the U.S. and its regional allies over the past six months. He said leaders in Tehran were emboldened to take such action now because the nuclear agreement is "weak and ineffective," and because the other nations involved in the agreement failed to take action to rein in Iran's military ambitions.
During a briefing at the White House, Flynn accused former President Barack Obama and other members of his administration of not being tough enough on Tehran.
“The Obama administration failed to respond adequately to Tehran's malign actions — including weapons transfers, support for terrorism and other violations of international norms,” Flynn said. “The Trump administration condemns such actions by Iran that undermine security, prosperity and stability throughout and beyond the Middle East and place American lives at risk.”
Flynn added, "As of today, we are officially putting Iran on notice." He did not explain his comment further, and threaten any specific action against Tehran.
Late Wednesday, senior White House officials said Iran's ballistic missile launch and its support for Houthi rebels in Yemen are provocative, are destabilizing the region and are threatening multiple countries, including U.S. allies. The officials said the United States will respond “appropriately.”
Asked what kind of action the U.S. might take, the officials would only say they have a large range of options available. However, senior White House officials said the Iranian missile launch and a possible U.S. response are separate from the Iran nuclear deal, and that the White House is not accusing Iran of violating the original agreement.
Iran confirmed Wednesday that it carried out a missile launch Sunday, but said this did not violate the nuclear agreement by six world powers and Tehran in 2015. U.N. Security Council Resolution 2231, adopted after the nuclear deal was reached, called on Iran not to undertake any activity related to ballistic missiles, but it did not specifically ban such activity.
