The answer came minutes after the resolution passed. Ambassador Pak Gil-yon took told the council that the North rejected the resolution and would continue with missile tests. He accused the council of acting in an "unjustifiable and gangster-like" way, and abruptly left the council chamber before the meeting was over -- a breach of diplomatic protocol.
Iran could be emboldened by the North's angry response. It already has warned that council sanctions against Tehran would only exacerbate tensions in the Middle East.
"Now is an appropriate opportunity for Iran and Europe to enter detailed negotiations," Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi said.
"Sending the dossier to the UN Security Council means blocking and rejecting talks," he said.
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