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UN Security Council rejects US proposal to extend ban on arms sales to Iran

15 August 2020

The United Nations Security Council on Friday rejected a U.S. proposal to extend a five-year ban on the sale of conventional weapons to Iran, leaving Washington isolated on an issue that once drew a broad consensus.

Russia and China voted against, the United States and the Dominican Republic voted in favor, France, Great Britain, Belgium, Germany, Vietnam, South Africa, Indonesia, Niger, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Tunisia abstained.

Voting took place in writing due to restrictions on combating the spread of coronavirus.

The deadline for restrictions on arms imports to Iran, according to the terms of the nuclear deal, expires on October 18, 2020.

source: commonspace.eu

 

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