RT - The UN Security Council will meet behind closed doors on Tuesday at the request of France and Britain after they accused Iran of test-firing a medium-range missile at the weekend, according to diplomats.

The US said the missile launch on Saturday was a violation of a UN resolution that endorsed the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, from which Washington has withdrawn. The resolution calls on Iran to refrain from testing missiles capable of carrying a nuclear weapon. France�s Foreign Ministry described the test-firing as �provocative and destabilizing,� adding that it �does not conform� with UN resolution 2231 on the Iran deal.

British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt called the missile test �provocative, threatening and inconsistent� with the resolution and said Britain was determined �that it should cease.� Washington�s Iran envoy Brian Hook urged the EU to slap sanctions on Tehran which target missile programs, AFP said.