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Russia and China vetoed a United States-backed resolution at the UN Security Council on Thursday that would have authorized monitoring of sanctions against Iran. The resolution aimed to extend the mandate for independent experts to report on potential violations of these sanctions, which were reinstated after allegations of Iran violating its 2015 nuclear pact. Eleven countries voted in favor of extending the monitoring mandate, while Pakistan and Somalia abstained. Iran thanked Russia and China for opposing what it termed a politically motivated US draft resolution.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-18,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On September 17, Russia and China vetoed a US-sponsored resolution at the United Nations Security Council aimed at extending the mandate of UN experts to monitor sanctions on Iran. Eleven of the fifteen council members voted in favor, while two (including the US) supported it, with Pakistan and Somalia abstaining. The resolution sought to authorize a panel of experts to report on violations of sanctions that were reimposed against Iran following its alleged violation of the 2015 nuclear deal. China and Russia argued that such measures should not be in place since they believe all UN sanctions had been removed under the agreement with world powers. Pakistan's representative cited concerns over the complexity of the Iran nuclear issue, expressing worries about the council moving away from peaceful settlement efforts established by Resolution 2231 in 2015.
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Russia and China have vetoed a United States-backed resolution at the United Nations Security Council that would have authorised UN experts to keep monitoring sanctions on Iran.
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that → veto → Iran
The resolution, shut down on Thursday, would have extended the mandate for the independent monitoring of sanctions that were reimposed last year after western powers accused Iran of violating the 2015 nuclear pact.
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powers → shut → pact
Tehran denies it is seeking nuclear weapons or violating the agreement.
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it → deny → agreement
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Iran → accuse → conference
“We strongly urge western colleagues to stop their very dangerous actions on the Iran front, which threaten further complication of settling the crisis in the Persian Gulf,” Vassily Nebenzia, Russia’s UN Ambassador told the Security Council after the vote.
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Nebenzia → urge → vote
The Security Council in 2025 reinstated an independent panel of experts to monitor and report on sanctions violations by Iran, including recommending further action.
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Council → reinstate → action
But the experts were never appointed due to disagreements among member states, leading to a lack of consensus among the 15-member Security Council.
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On Thursday, 11 members voted to extend the Security Council’s mandate for monitoring sanctions, while Pakistan and Somalia abstained.
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Pakistan → vote → sanctions
Iran’s mission to the UN thanked Russia and China for opposing what it called a “politically motivated” US draft resolution.
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it → thank → what
“Iran deeply appreciates Russia and China for their consistent and principled positions and decisive actions today,” it said in a post on X, adding that they “prevented yet another cynical attempt by the United States and its allies to abuse the Security Council for their political purposes”.
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UN sanctions were officially reimposed against Iran in September 2025 when France, Germany and the United Kingdom triggered the “snapback” mechanism, reinstating six earlier Security Council resolutions sanctioning Iran’s nuclear and military programmes.
“Without an independent panel of experts, this council loses its principal source of impartial, evidence-based reporting on sanctions violations, creating a monitoring gap that only benefits the Iranian regime and those who profit from evading those measures,”
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Jennifer Locetta, the deputy US Ambassador to the UN, told the council after the vote.
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Earlier this week, the US barred Iran’s nuclear chief, Mohammad Eslami, from attending the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) annual conference in Vienna after the Security Council rejected a waiver to lift his travel ban, which are part of the so-called “snapback” sanctions targeting Iranian officials who are linked to the country’s nuclear and ballistic missile programmes.
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Eslami and his delegation were forced to cancel their trip to the five-day conference after Austria revoked his visa, Iranian state media said.
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media → force → visa
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