Russia and China veto US proposal for UN experts to keep monitoring sanctions on Iran
The 11-2 vote leaves sanctions monitoring without an expert panel as Western states warn of a gap in reporting on possible Iranian violations.
- On September 17, Russia and China vetoed a Security Council resolution to renew the expert panel monitoring Iran sanctions, with 11 members voting in favor and Pakistan and Somalia abstaining.
- Vassily Nebenzia, Russia's permanent representative, rejected the resolution as illegitimate, contending that sanctions snapback was never successfully triggered and past resolutions were never restored.
- The vote occurred three days after Iranian nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami was blocked from attending the IAEA General Conference in Vienna, while Western states cite Iranian enrichment to 60%.
- Sarah MacIntosh, the permanent representative from London, stated existing sanctions remain binding on all member states, while Christina Markus Lassen, Denmark's permanent representative, described the draft as a technical rollover.
- The Committee's mandate expires on September 26, leaving sanctions in force without an independent body to monitor compliance, as the Council remains divided over whether snapback restored resolutions.
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Russia and China veto U.S. proposal for U.N. experts to keep monitoring sanctions on Iran
Russia and China vetoed a United Nations resolution Thursday that would have authorized U.N. experts to keep monitoring sanctions that were reimposed against Iran last year over its nuclear program.
Russia, China veto U.S. proposal for UN experts to keep monitoring sanctions on Iran
Iran's UN mission thanked China and Russia for vetoing the resolution, saying on social media that the countries “prevented yet another cynical attempt by the United States and its allies to abuse the Security Council for their political purposes”
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Russia and China veto US proposal for UN experts to keep monitoring sanctions on Iran
Russia and China have vetoed a U.N. resolution that would have authorized U.N. experts to keep monitoring sanctions that were reimposed against Iran over its nuclear program.
Russia and China veto US bid to extend UN monitoring of Iran sanctions
ALBAWABA- Russia and China vetoed a US-drafted resolution at the UN Security Council on Thursday that sought to extend the mandate of a panel of experts monitoring international sanctions on Iran, ending the latest effort to preserve independent oversight of sanctions-related violations...
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