Despite its intl. obligation, US still violates UNSC Resolution 2231: Iran diplomat

Iran’s permanent ambassador to the United Nations says despite its international obligation to abide by resolutions adopted by the UN Security Council, the United States is still in violation of the world body’s Resolution 2231, which endorses a landmark nuclear deal between Iran and world powers.

Majid Takht Ravanchi made the statement in a tweet on Monday, which marks five years after the UN Security Council endorsed Iran’s nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), through the unanimous adoption of Resolution 2231 on July 20, 2015.

"2 years ago, the US ceased—in its own words— 'participation' in JCPOA and relinquished all rights as Participant. US is obliged to abide by UNSC resolutions, yet remains in violation of 2231," Takht Ravanchi said.

In May 2018, US President Donald Trump unilaterally pulled his country out of the JCPOA and later re-imposed the sanctions that had been lifted against Tehran on the back of the deal.

Although it is no longer a party to the deal, the US is currently exerting pressure on the UN Security Council to extend an arms embargo against Iran, which will expire under the JCPOA in October, as part of Washington’s so-called “maximum pressure” campaign against Tehran.

France, Britain and Germany -- the three European signatories to the JCPOA – have argued against the lifting of the arms embargo against Tehran, resonating the US claims.

Tehran has firmly rejected Washington’s plans, arguing that the US is no longer a party to the nuclear deal ever since it withdrew from the multilateral agreement.

China and Russia, which are both signatories to the JCPOA, have echoed Iran's position.

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The US recently served the UNSC with a draft resolution on the extension of the arms embargo, with American Ambassador to the UN Kelly Craft saying Washington will push the Security Council to vote on the draft as soon as mid-July.

Washington has threatened to force a “snapback” of all sanctions against Tehran if its drive to renew the arms embargo fails.

Addressing a virtual UNSC meeting late in June, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the United States is an “outlaw bully” that the world body should not surrender to, warning that giving in to Washington’s pressure threatens to restore the “law of the jungle.”

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Addressing a Security Council session, Foreign Minister Zarif of Iran calls the United States an “outlaw bully” that the United Nations should not surrender to.

“The international community in general, and the United Nations Security Council, in particular, are facing an important decision,” he said. “Do we maintain respect for the rule of law or do we return to the law of the jungle by surrendering to the whims of an outlaw bully?” the top diplomat asked.

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