Pompeo: "UN Security Council Must Indefinitely Extend Arms Embargo on Iran"

Mike Pompeo, U.S. Secretary of State
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[Asia Economy Reporter Eunbyeol Kim] U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo demanded on the 24th (local time) that the United Nations (UN) Security Council indefinitely extend the arms embargo against Iran.

At a press conference that day, Secretary Pompeo stated, "If the UN Security Council does not extend the arms embargo against Iran, they (Iran) will be able to purchase advanced weapons systems and become arms dealers for terrorists and rogue regimes worldwide."

The United States submitted a draft resolution to the Security Council on the 22nd to indefinitely extend the arms embargo against Iran. The Security Council held its first meeting on the 24th to discuss this. The UN arms embargo against Iran is set to expire in October this year under the Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA - Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action).

However, even after the embargo is lifted, Iran's import and export of conventional weapons must be approved by the Security Council on a case-by-case basis. This is a stricter condition than the exception transactions for arms embargoes on other countries, which are conducted under the approval of the relevant sanctions committee.

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