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UNSC rejects US bid to extend Iran arms embargo

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Published: 11:15, 15 August 2020   Update: 05:15, 15 August 2020
UNSC rejects US bid to extend Iran arms embargo

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has resoundingly rejected a US bid to extend a global arms embargo on Iran.

In the Security Council vote on Friday, Washington got support only from the Dominican Republic for its resolution to indefinitely extend the arms embargo on Iran, leaving it far short of the minimum nine "yes" votes required for adoption.

Eleven members on the 15-member body, including France, Germany and the United Kingdom, abstained.

Russia and China strongly opposed extending the 13-year ban, which was due to expire on October 18 under a 2015 nuclear deal signed between Iran and six world powers.

Mike Pompeo, the US Secretary of State, announced the defeat of the resolution ahead of a very brief virtual council meeting to reveal the vote.

 

 

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