RUSSIA CHINA VETO: UN Security Council BLOCKS Iran Sanctions Extension — West's Snapback Rejected!

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The United Nations Security Council failed to adopt a United States-authored draft resolution extending the mandate of the panel of experts supporting the 1737 Iran Sanctions Committee for one year until September 2027, with the vote receiving 11 votes in favour, two votes against from permanent members Russia and China, and two abstentions, resulting in the resolution's rejection due to the veto exercised by the two permanent council members. Russian Ambassador Vasily Nebenzya stated there were no legal or procedural grounds for holding the session, categorically rejecting what he characterised as an illusion of legitimacy surrounding claims that a snapback mechanism reimposing sanctions had taken place, arguing that all UN sanctions on Iran had permanently expired on October 18, 2025, when Resolution 2231 was due to end. Chinese Ambassador Fu Cong stated that negotiations on Iran's nuclear programme remain at a deep impasse and called on the Security Council to promote negotiations a

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