Saudi Arabia's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir and U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook attend a joint news conference, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia June 29, 2020. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi and U.S. officials on Monday urged the global community to extend a U.N. arms embargo on Iran, saying that failing to do so would allow Tehran to further arm its proxies and destabilise the Middle East.
The arms curbs on Iran are due to expire in October under the terms of Tehran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. The U.N. Security Council will decide on the matter and veto-powers Russia and China have signalled they oppose reimposing the ban.
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