Newsman: The U.S. and Western allies conflicted with Russia and China on Thursday over Iran’s nuclear intentions, as Washington pursued at the United Nations to further justify the war it launched on Iran two weeks ago.
At the 15-members security U.N. Security Council meeting , chaired by the U.S. this month, Russia and China moved unsuccessfully to block a discussion about a committee established to oversee and enforce U.N. sanctions on Iran. They were overruled 11-2 with two abstentions.
Addressing the council, U.S. envoy to the United Nations Mike Waltz accused Moscow and Beijing of seeking to protect Tehran by blocking the work of the so-called 1737 Committee.
Waltz charged that both China and Russia did not want a functional sanctions committee “because they want to protect their partner, Iran, and continue to maintain defense cooperation that is now once again prohibited.”
“All member states of the United Nations should be implementing an arms embargo against Iran, banning the transfer and trade of missile technology, and freezing relevant financial assets,” Waltz said.
