China, Russia Likely to Veto U.S. Bid on Iran, Envoy Craft Says
- She says that would put them in a corner and ‘shine a light’
- Diplomats say efforts underway to avoid a sanctions ‘snapback’
Pedestrians pass in front of a political mural depicting Ruhollah Khomeini, founder of the Islamic republic of Iran, in Tehran.
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China and Russia are likely to veto an American effort to extend a United Nations arms embargo against Iran before it expires in October, U.S. Ambassador Kelly Craft said.
Although the U.S. circulated a resolution to Security Council members last month to continue the embargo, Craft said on Tuesday that the U.S. has little faith it can bring Russia and China around. That could spell a crisis at the UN, with Craft and Secretary of State Michael Pompeo threatening to invoke a “snapback” provision in the 2015 Iran nuclear deal to reimpose all UN sanctions against Tehran.