US ramps up pressure on UN Security Council to extend Iran arms embargo
Adam Shaw
By Adam Shaw | Fox News
Pompeo: Iran fooling no one, we're denying regime resources to threaten America
The Trump administration is ramping up pressure on the U.N. Security Council to extend a 13-years-old arms embargo on Iran due to expire in October -- and threatening to take “all legally available options†to extend it if China or Russia vetoes such a move.
The U.S. on Wednesday called a closed-door Security Council meeting under the so-called 2231 format -- in reference to U.N. Security Council Resolution 2231, which enshrined the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
The informal meeting was called to discuss an April 22 launch of a military satellite into orbit by Tehran. Officials used the meeting to highlight what it called the "ongoing violation" of the embargo by the Iranians -- violations that include funneling weapons to militant proxies in the region.
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