New York-SANA
Russia confirmed that the United States violated UN Security Council Resolution 2231 by withdrawing from the nuclear agreement with Iran, stressing that Tehran has the right to take measures to respond to the move.
Russia Today quoted the permanent Russian representative to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzia, as saying during today's meeting of the United Nations Security Council on the nuclear agreement with Iran that the report of the United Nations Secretary-General submitted to the Security Council confirms Washington's violation of Resolution No. 2231 supporting the nuclear agreement, calling on the international community to condemn the violations. American.
Nebenzia added that the United States not only ignores UN Security Council resolutions, but also threatens other countries with sanctions for their commitment to the provisions of Resolution 2231 and continued, asking: "We do not understand how strengthening international security and peace can undermine Security Council resolutions."
Nebenzia stressed that the use of unilateral sanctions causes more crises and that Iran should not be required to implement Security Council resolutions while the United States undermines it, explaining that "Iran has a legitimate right established in Article 36 of the nuclear agreement to take action in response to Washington's violation of the United Nations Charter and resolution No. 2231. ”
Nebenzia reaffirmed Russia's commitment to the UN Security Council resolution to the nuclear agreement with Iran and said, "We will continue our endeavors to launch a dialogue aimed at finding compromises and ensuring a balance of interests."
It is noteworthy that the UN Security Council unanimously adopted its members in 2015 through Resolution 2231 the comprehensive plan of action reached by the signatory parties to the nuclear agreement in July of the same year, namely Iran and the five plus one countries before the United States announced a unilateral withdrawal in May last year and carried out Then, by imposing unfair economic measures on it, which Tehran recently responded to by suspending some of its obligations in the nuclear agreement.