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UN Security Council does not vote to extend arms embargo on Iran

The UN Security Council on Friday voted overwhelmingly against a US resolution to extend a definitive arms embargo against Iran. Without further action, the 13-year embargo will now expire in mid-October Iran to buy and sell conventional weapons without UN restrictions. The embargo was first formed in 2007, well before …

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Iran arms embargo: US has ‘never been so isolated’ | News

Iran has downplayed the vote by the UN Security Council, which rejected a US bid to extend an arms embargo on the Islamic Republic, saying Washington “has never been so isolated”. In the Security Council’s vote on Friday, the US only received support from the Dominican Republic for its resolution …

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