Iran "Resolution to Ban Arms Exports Rejected, US Faces Humiliation"

"Resolution Prepared for Months, US Only Gains Support from Dominican Republic"
Iran Says "US Must Listen to Crushing Defeat"

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] Iran expressed its welcome after the US-led sanctions against Iran were rejected at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). It is the United States that is in an isolated position.

President Hassan Rouhani of Iran
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on the 15th, "This is the first time that a resolution prepared by the United States over several months has received only one vote in favor," adding, "The US resolution targeting Iran has suffered the humiliation of being rejected at the UN."

UN arms embargo sanctions against Iran are scheduled to be lifted on October 18 this year under the JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action). The United States submitted a resolution to indefinitely extend the arms embargo, arguing that if the restrictions on Iran's arms imports and exports are lifted, weapons could be supplied to terrorist organizations and others.

However, at the UNSC meeting the previous day, only the United States and the Dominican Republic voted in favor among the 15 member states. China and Russia voted against, and the remaining members abstained. UNSC resolutions require at least three-fifths approval.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Seyyed Abbas Mousavi said, "In the 75-year history of the UN, the United States has never been so isolated," warning, "The US administration should listen to this crushing defeat and not embarrass itself at the UN. Otherwise, it will become even more isolated."

After the resolution was rejected, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo criticized, saying, "It is deeply regrettable that France and the United Kingdom did not support the extension of the arms embargo demanded by Gulf countries and Israel," calling it a "serious mistake."

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