The United Nations Security Council's international arms embargo against Iran is expected to expire in October. Washington has urged the Security Council to extend it, alleging that failing to do so could spark a new arms race in the Middle East.
The United States' calls on other nations to extend the UN arms embargo against Tehran are “yet another attempt” by Washington to “distract from its continued #Economic terrorism on the Iranian people,” Iran's ambassador to the UN Majid Takht-Ravanchi has tweeted.
According to the diplomat, the US' efforts are a violation of UN Security Council Resolution 2231, the 2015 resolution signed after the signing of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action Iran nuclear deal, which guaranteed Iran sanctions relief and an end to the UN's arms embargo in exchange for Tehran's commitment not to pursue nuclear weapons.
“But the US will not succeed in wooing others to violate international law,” Takht-Ravanchi assured.
The ambassador's remarks follow a tweet by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday urging the Security Council to extend the embargo and accusing Iran of being “the world's leading state sponsor of terror.”
“The UN Security Council must extend the embargo before Iran's violence escalates and they start a new arms race in the Middle East. The clock is ticking,” Pompeo warned.
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