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Non-proliferation - Security Council, 10168th meeting
The Security Council’s permanent members remained split today over whether UN sanctions related to Iran’s nuclear programme are still in force, as Liberia —— one of the Council’s 10 elected members — called for the establishment of a Secretariat-led temporary reporting mechanism to address what it described as an oversight gap.
This division comes amid sharply escalating regional tensions following military strikes on Iran by Israel and the United States and Iran’s counterattacks against its neighbours.
At stake is the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement — officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and agreed by Iran, China, France, Germany, Russian Federation, United Kingdom, United States and the European Union — as well as the “snapback” mechanism built in Council resolution 2231 (2015), which endorsed the agreement and established a 10-year UN framework for its implementation. Under the deal, Iran accepted limits and monitoring on its nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions relief.
Statements: Russian Federation, China, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, France, United States of America.
The President put the provisional agenda to a vote.
Vote:
11 in favour (Bahrain, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, France, Greece, Latvia, Liberia, Panama, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America);
2 against (China, Russian Federation);
2 abstention(s) (Pakistan, Somalia)
The agenda was adopted.
Statements: All Council members
