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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Edith M. Lederer

Russia and China veto US proposal for UN experts to keep monitoring sanctions on Iran

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Russia and China vetoed a United Nations resolution Thursday that would have authorized U.N. experts to keep monitoring sanctions that were reimposed against Iran last year over its nuclear program.

The U.N. Security Council sanctions are still in effect, which freeze Iran’s assets abroad, halt arms deals with Tehran and penalize any development of Iran’s ballistic missile program, among other measures.

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