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Its strategy of 'full pressure' on Tehran has suffered a setback, but Washington says it will keep trying. This morning, the majority of the United Nations Security Council has expressed its opposition to a resolution issued by the United States that, after a last-minute adjustment to the text, sought to extend the embargo on the sale of arms by Iran "until the Security Council decides otherwise. "

But, with the veto of Russia and China, and the abstention of eleven other members, including France, Germany and the United Kingdom - the three signatories of the 2015 nuclear agreement - the resolution has not gone ahead. Only the Dominican Republic, a non-permanent member, has voted in favor along with the United States. The European abstentions are interpreted as a criticism of the US unilateral strategy against Iran. The US withdrew from the agreement and later reimposed tough sanctions, prompting Tehran to phase out part of its commitments to the atomic pact.

The Iranian ambassador to the UN, Majid Takh Ravanchi , said via Twitter that the result "has demonstrated - once again - the isolation of the United States." But Washington has said it will play all its cards. "The failure of the Security Council to act decisively in defense of international peace and security is inexcusable", criticized the US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo , after the virtual vote.

The United Nations arms embargo was imposed in 2017 to prevent Iran from acquiring advanced weaponry. When the nuclear agreement was signed, according to which all existing sanctions were lifted in exchange for Iran renouncing a nuclear program for military purposes, this embargo was decided to maintain for a period ending in mid-October. Russia and China aspire to sell arms to Iran, a country that, on the other hand, has responded to the embargo by developing a native defense industry, the cornerstone of which is ballistic missiles.

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