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Iran says Security Council vote to continue sanctions is unlawful, warns diplomacy at risk
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Iran's representative to the United Nations criticized a Security Council vote to continue sanctions that had been terminated under U.N. Resolution 2231, calling the action "illegal" and a "political abuse of process."
Iran's representative to the United Nations criticized a Security Council vote to continue sanctions that had been terminated under U.N. Resolution 2231, calling the action "illegal" and a "political abuse of process." The representative said the measure "undermined the council impartiality and credibility" and warned the decision weakens diplomacy and risks "dangerous consequences for nonproliferation."
The statement, delivered during council proceedings, said the vote was driven by the United States, the United Kingdom and France and singled out an Italian notification that Iran said attempted to reimpose snapback sanctions in…
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