Russian Ambassador to the UN Nebenzia Vasily said that he saw no reason to extend the arms embargo against Iran by the Security Council, which is actively supported by the United States.
"I don't see any reason why arms embargo should be imposed on Iran. It expires on October 18, it was temporary… In fact, this is not an embargo, but an order under which Iran is allowed to export or import weapons with the consent of the Security Council. You can call it a de facto embargo, but technically it wasn't an embargo. And it expires. This is obvious to us. We assume that it expires on October 18," the Russian diplomat said at a press conference, answering a question about whether Russia would veto the US resolution.
Earlier, the US Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook said that the US had already prepared a draft resolution for voting in the UN on the topic of extending the arms embargo against Iran.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said RIA Novosti that the current special regime for the supply of weapons and military equipment to Iran should expire after a five-year period, and there could be no deviations from this decision. At the same time, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo noted that the United States would do everything to extend the arms embargo against Iran and prevent Tehran from purchasing weapons from Russia or China.
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