Iran Press/Europe: Kazem Jalali, the ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Russia, tweeted on Saturday, appreciated Russia's just and constructive action in opposing the proposed US resolution in the UN Security Council.
He said that the Islamic Republic of Iran considers respect for international law and joint cooperation in the face of global threats to be the only way to achieve world peace and stability.
Jalali added: "Iran and Russia are together in this international approach."
The proposed US resolution to extend Iran's arms embargo failed to cross the UN Security Council barrier and registered another setback in US Diplomacy.
Only two of the Council's 15 members voted in favor, highlighting the division between Washington and its European allies since US President Donald Trump withdrew from the nuclear accord in May 2018.
Besides the United States, only the Dominican Republic voted in favor of the draft. China and Russia voted against the text, and the remaining 11 Security Council members, including the European allies of the United States, abstained.
The result increases the likelihood that the US will try to unilaterally force a return of UN sanctions, which experts say threatens to plunge the Council into one of its worst-ever diplomatic crises.
The United States, which unilaterally announced its withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal in May 2018, has repeatedly claimed it will invoke the 'snapback' mechanism within the Security Council should its draft resolution fail to pass.
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