France on Thursday expressed concern over reports of Iran's ballistic missile test, calling it a violation of the UN Security Council resolution on the basis of which the "Iran nuclear deal" was adopted.

 This is stated in the commentary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France.

 Paris, as noted in the commentary, "condemns this new violation of resolution 2231, adopted in 2015 by the UN Security Council."

 "This activity is even more worrying in the context of the further escalation of Iran's nuclear program," the French foreign ministry added.

 The UN Security Council resolution mentioned in the French Foreign Ministry calls on Iran not to carry out "any activity" related to ballistic missiles capable of carrying a nuclear charge.

 These and other restrictions on Iran's weapons development, imposed because of its attempts to build nuclear weapons, were supposed to be gradually lifted after the conclusion of the so-called Iran nuclear deal in 2015.

 Among other things, the UN Security Council's restrictions on missiles and related technologies for Iran remain in place until October 2023, after which it is free to continue its ballistic missile activities.