Vice president Joe Biden put on his tough man's cap Wednesday to issue a warning to Iran over its recent reported ballistic missiles test firing, telling Tehran that America would not hesitate to take action if the country was found in violation of its recently forged nuclear deal with global powers.
Bluntly, Biden said, in a statement issued alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: "We will act," the Associated Press reported.
The statement came after Iran announced earlier in the morning its firing of two ballistic missiles with the words "Israel must be wiped out" written on them in Hebrew.
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The U.S. State Department, meanwhile, announced its intent to compile a report on Iran's launch and bring it, with a report of another unauthorized launch by Iran, to the U.N. Security Council for review, AP said.
The nuclear deal forged at the pressing of President Obama was denounced by Israel as a back-door opportunity for Tehran to develop nuclear weapons within the next decade.
Biden also said, during his joint appearance with Netanyahu, AP reported: "A nuclear-armed Iran is an absolutely unacceptable threat to Israel, to the region and the United States. ... If [Tehran] break[s] the deal, we will act."
Fars news agency provided photographs Wednesday morning of what it identified as Qadr H missiles being fired off. The ballistic missiles reportedly have ranges of 870 miles.