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        "msgid": "us-accuses-russia-and-china-of-shielding-iran-at-un-blocking-sanctions-body-1773413541",
        "date": "2026-03-13 21:00:00",
        "title": "US Accuses Russia and China of Shielding Iran at UN: Blocking Sanctions Body",
        "author": "Wisnu Arto Subari",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Diplomatic tensions escalated at UN headquarters when US Ambassador Mike Waltz accused Russia and China of deliberately obstructing the UN sanctions committee monitoring Iran to protect Tehran from international scrutiny. Russia and China countered that the E3-triggered snapback sanctions mechanism is procedurally flawed and urged de-escalation in the Middle East, resulting in a deadlock within the UN Security Council over reactivating the full functions of Committee 1737.",
        "content": "<p>Diplomatic tension at UN headquarters has intensified. The US\nrepresentative to the UN, Mike Waltz, has accused Russia and China of\ndeliberately obstructing the UN body tasked with monitoring sanctions\nagainst Iran in order to shield Tehran from international oversight.<\/p>\n<p>At the mandatory meeting of Sanctions Committee 1737 in the UN\nSecurity Council on Thursday, 12 March 2026, Waltz delivered sharp\ncriticism of Moscow and Beijing\u2019s stance. He assessed that both nations\nwere actively attempting to disable the monitoring mechanism in the\ninterests of their partner, Iran.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe reality is that Russia and China do not want this committee\nbecause it will continue to protect their partner, Iran,\u201d Waltz stated\nfirmly before the Security Council members.<\/p>\n<p>The Security Council session opened with high tension when Russia\u2019s\nUN representative, Vassily Nebenzia, urged a procedural vote to reject\nthe meeting. Russia argued that the snapback mechanism activated by the\nE3 (United Kingdom, France, and Germany) was not legally valid.<\/p>\n<p>Nebenzia highlighted the US decision to unilaterally withdraw from\nthe Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in 2018 as the root of\nthe problem. According to him, the US had no legal basis to demand the\nrestoration of anti-Iran sanctions.<\/p>\n<p>China\u2019s representative, Fu Cong, expressed support for Russia\u2019s\nmotion, calling the E3\u2019s activation of sanctions procedurally flawed.\nRather than discussing sanctions, China instead highlighted the ongoing\nmilitary escalation in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe United States and Israel must immediately cease their military\noperations, refrain from attacking Iran\u2019s nuclear facilities under IAEA\nsupervision, and avoid further escalation of tensions,\u201d Fu Cong\nstated.<\/p>\n<p>Fu also urged the Security Council to help the parties build trust\nand stop manipulating the international body for the political purposes\nof certain nations.<\/p>\n<p>In response to Russia and China\u2019s defence, Mike Waltz rejected their\narguments, calling them a dishonest reinterpretation of events. The US\nclaimed to have evidence that Russia and China maintained clear military\ntrade relations with Iran that violated UN resolutions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe United States will continue to work to ensure that Iran can no\nlonger hold the world hostage with its missile programme, drone\nprogramme, and of course its nuclear programme,\u201d Waltz concluded.<\/p>\n<p>As of the time this report was filed, the situation in the Security\nCouncil remained deadlocked without agreement on reactivating the full\nfunctions of Committee 1737, reflecting a deep division among the\npermanent members of the UN Security Council.<\/p>",
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