The United States has proposed a UN Security Council resolution which calls for a 2015 arms embargo against Iran to be extended.
The US request to the Security Council, in which Iran has been blamed for a 2019 attack on Saudi oil facilities, claimed that lifting the arms embargo could have “major implications” for security and stability of the Middle East region.
The US urged the UN body to “prohibit the supply, sale or transfer, direct or indirect… of weapons and related materials” to Iran.
The US attempt to extend the arms embargo against Iran was part of Washington’s so-called “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran.
France, the UK and Germany — all signatories to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran — argued against lifting the arms embargo against Tehran, resonating the US claims.
In a joint statement issued on Friday, the trio claimed lifting the arms embargo against Iran could have “major implications for regional security and stability”.
