00:00Russia and China have vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution that would have allowed independent experts to continue monitoring
00:08sanctions reimposed on Iran over its nuclear program.
00:13The United States have drafted the resolution to extend the UN Experts Panel's mandate for a year. It was defeated
00:20on Thursday at the Security Council by a vote of 11-2, with Somalia and Pakistan abstaining.
00:28The UN Security Council sanctions, which were reimposed on 27 September last year, under the snapback mechanism of the 2015
00:37nuclear deal, remain in effect.
00:39They freeze Iranian assets abroad, restrict arms deals with Tehran, and penalize the development of its ballistic missile program.
00:48France, Germany, and the UK triggered the snapback provision, which restored the Security Council sanctions committee and authorized a panel
00:58of experts to monitor compliance.
01:01Thursday's veto removes oversight without lifting the underlying sanctions.
01:05Since Israel and the US struck Iranian nuclear sites in June 2025, UN nuclear inspectors have been unable to verify
01:14the status of Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium.
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