From The Heritage Foundation

Iran Conducts More Missile Tests, New Nuclear Site Found
On Monday, Iran once again defied the world and test-fired its longest-range ballistic missile, the Sejil-2. The Sejil-2 is capable of carrying a warhead 1,200 miles, putting American military bases in the Persian Gulf, Israel and southeastern Europe at risk. According to the Iranian state-run news agency, Fars, the tests were part of a planned military exercise, but Iran is clearly looking to send a message to the world. After the missile test launch, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard air force commander said, "We will give a fully decisive, crushing and destructive response to anyone who poses a threat to the existence, independence and freedom of the ruling system and our values."

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These tests are even more disturbing considering that last week it was revealed that Iran had lied once again about its nuclear program. U.S. intelligence revealed information about a secret nuclear facility that Iran withheld from its report to the United Nation's International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). After the nuclear site was exposed, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad promised to allow IAEA inspectors into the new nuclear enrichment facility.
Under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, Iran is supposed to disclose all of its nuclear enrichment facilities. However, Iran has routinely violated U.N. directives in the past– this recent revelation of a second nuclear facility built in secret for years is a case in point– and there is little reason to believe that its behavior will suddenly improve.

The missile test and the nuclear facility discovery came just days before Iranian negotiators are meeting with members of the U.N. Security Council and Germany about the Iranian nuclear program. The Wall Street Journal reported that the U.S. and Western Allies are looking to target Iran with new financial sanctions.
Last week at the G-20 Summit, world leaders unleashed stern condemnation of Iran’s behavior, calling on Iran to cooperate and live up to its international commitments. As of yet, shaming seems a futile strategy for dealing with a state that does not play by the rules. A Wall Street Journal opinion column revealed that it was France’s President Nicholas Sarkozy, and not President Obama, who called for harsher measures against Iran, saying:
"I support America's 'extended hand.' But what have these proposals for dialogue produced for the international community? Nothing but more enriched uranium and more centrifuges. And last but not least, it has resulted in a statement by Iranian leaders calling for wiping off the map a Member of the United Nations. What are we to do? What conclusions are we to draw? At a certain moment hard facts will force us to make decisions."
Clearly, President Obama must face reality: Iran is not a distant, ambiguous threat. Rhetoric and posturing are not enough to protect the American people. Tomorrow when U.S. officials and other representatives of the U.N. Security Council meet with Iranian officials in Geneva, the world will be watching to see if the Obama Administration is willing to get tough with the rogue state to ensure a secure future.