Russia and China have reportedly opposed a decision and thus prevented a move by a UN Security Council committee to expand the sanctions on Iran over the allegation that the Islamic Republic’s ballistic missile tests have violated UN resolutions.
Australia’s envoy to the US and the chairman of the so-called Iran sanctions committee, Gary Quinlan, said at a Council meeting that a "number of committee members expressed the view… that the [missile] launches constituted a clear violation of [UN sanctions] and that therefore all member states should redouble their efforts to implement ballistic missile-related sanctions on Iran."
He added, however, that "some committee members cannot share this view."
In its May report to the Iran sanctions committee, which includes all 15 members of the UN Security Council, the Iran Panel of Experts claimed testing "[Iranian] Shahab 1 and 3, Zelzal, Fateh-110 and Tondar missiles, as well as an anti-ship ballistic missile, the Khalij Fars" violated UN resolutions.
Citing diplomats, who spoke on condition of anonymity, Reuters reported on Monday that Russia and China had refused to rule that the missile tests were a violation of the UN resolutions.
Reuters quoted a Russian delegate as saying that, "hasty conclusions not based on facts must be avoided."
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