Explainer: The U.S. push to extend U.N. arms embargo on Iran


  • World
  • Thursday, 13 Aug 2020

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani attends a news conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi as he wears a protective mask, in Tehran, Iran, July 21 2020. Official Presidential website/Handout via REUTERS

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council is preparing to vote this week on a U.S. proposal to extend an arms embargo on Iran, a move that some diplomats say is bound to fail and put an already fragile nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers further at risk.

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