The UN Security Council will meet today on Iran missile launch issue. The world body is meeting at the request of France and Britain after they accused Iran of test-firing a medium-range missile at the weekend. <br />''<br />''<br />''The United States has said the missile launch on Saturday was a violation of a UN resolution that endorses the 2015 Iran nuclear deal from which Washington has withdrawn. <br />''<br />''<br />''France and Britan have also expressed concern over the missile test -firing by Iran. The UN resolution that endorse the 2015 nuclear deal calls on Iran to refrain from testing missiles capable of carrying a nuclear weapon.<br />''<br />''<br />''Iran has long maintained that its missile program is defensive in nature and not aimed at ensuring the delivery of a nuclear weapon, a stance supported by Russia at the Security Council.<br />''<br />''<br />