The United States on Friday failed in its attempt to extend a U.N. arms embargo on Iran, and Washington could now act on a threat to trigger a return of all U.N. sanctions on Tehran.
FILE PHOTO: The United Nations Headquarters is pictured in New York City, New York, U.S., March 10, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File PhotoWHY IS THE ARMS EMBARGO ON IRAN EXPIRING?The embargo is due to expire in mid-October, as agreed to under the 2015 nuclear deal among Iran, Russia, China, Germany, Britain, France and the United States that prevents Tehran from developing nuclear weapons in return for economic sanctions relief. That accord is enshrined in a 2015 Security Council resolution.
The United States failed on Friday in a bid to extend the arms embargo on Iran at the U.N. Security Council.Even though the United States has withdrawn from the nuclear deal, Washington has threatened to use a provision in the agreement to trigger a return of all U.N. sanctions on Iran if the Security Council does not extend the arms embargo.
After the United States quit the deal, it imposed strong unilateral sanctions. In response, Iran has breached parts of the nuclear deal. It would reimpose the arms embargo, ban Iran from developing ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons and reimpose targeted sanctions on dozens of individuals and entities. Countries also would be urged to inspect shipments to and from Iran and authorized to seize any banned cargo.The United States would have to submit a complaint about Iran breaching the nuclear deal to the Security Council.
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