The Trump Administration has offered a substantially revised draft on a call for the UN to extend the Iran arms embargo. The new draft is substantially different from the June version, which was 35 paragraphs, and is now down to four.
The goal seems to be to limit debate and avoid vetoes from Russia and China by removing as much as possible. A veto is still a foregone conclusion, with Russia planning sales as soon as the embargo expires.
Removed from this latest draft was a lot of extraneous language that entitled nations to search Iranian cargo just in case, and several provisions condemning Iran for various US grievances over the past year.
Iran has been prohibited from buying defensive weapons systems since 2010, and a number of those systems are expected to be Russian-made, with Russian air defenses a priority as US and Israeli threats continue apace.
The new “axis of evil” – the USA and Israel – have bowed to the reality that they can no longer fool all the people into aiding and abetting their diabolical EVIL plans in the Middle East via the UN Security Council. Even their 4 page proposal will be thrown in the rubbish bin – where it belongs.
The diabolical plans come from Israel.
and their allies the Saudis, sounds strange but they march in Lock step.
Not any more. Actually decoupling since the end of 2017. This is why Saudi prince is pilloried every time a chance present itself.
If we could just let go of preconceived notions, reality that was — we could be better observers.
Sulking in a corner is not bowing to reality…
The fart of the deal by the master of disaster. As Justin has said, break out the popcorn!
Iran–build that damn bomb. It will be your best defense against gonzo American threats.
Nope, they’d just get glassed by Israel.
US is deluded if they think Russia or China would allow any extension. Its a failure even before its up for vote
Trimming the draft is more for posterity than anything else; a shorter draft looks less desperate.
The USA has no say in this other than their UN vote and that is irrelevant at this point.
Make it zero pages and you have a deal. Iran has a right to defend itself and 2231 had other noxious elements such as limiting Iran’s right to have the IRGC travel and to sell arms to other countries without notifying the Security Council. Does the U.S. notify the Security Council, did we do so before we murdered Gen. Soleimani?
When will we get off the let’s all hate Iran bandwagon and tell Israel that we are still waiting for them to sign the Non Proliferation Nuclear Treaty?
The Security Council has been dead since resolution 1973 that snookered Russia and China into authorizing a no fly zone that turned into “regime change” in Libya. There will never be another meaningful security council resolution. The institution itself is dead.
Since the Russian & Chinese vetoes are carved in stone, all this noise by Pompeo et al is little more than Kabuki. Truthfully, almost everything out of Pompeo et als mouths is some sort of weird alternate universe nonsense. A carry-over from when political gaslighting could effectively rely on citizen trust and gullibility. Some percentage of the population still buys into this bs, but a growing percentage don’t trust the Deep State institutions and no longer buy into the bs.
How about a ban on weapons sales to Israel and see if we veto that one. What goes around……
The level of stupidity is mind blowing.
Even a US watered-down draft resolution will be rejected, even one paragraph or a foul cry from Abrams will not make a difference.
The US has cornered itself and will loose face.
Revise all you want….The embargo extension will fail…!
Big faced loud mouthed Pompeo.How long it will take to realise that America”s writ will no longer be accepted by others