“The United States failed in this conspiracy with humiliation,” Rouhani told a televised news conference. Washington’s European allies all abstained, and Iran mocked the Trump administration for only winning the support of one other country, the Dominican Republic. “Despite all the trips, pressure and the hawking, the United States could only mobilize a small country (to vote) with them,” he tweeted. The embargo on conventional arms is due to expire on October 18 under the terms of a resolution that blessed the Iran nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. European allies have been skeptical on whether Washington can force sanctions and warn that the attempt may delegitimize the Security Council.

Source: Ethiopian News August 15, 2020 08:15 UTC