President will highlight Iran\u2019s \u2018violations of international law\u2019 during gathering this month, US ambassador Nikki Haley said.<\/p>\n
Donald Trump will chair a UN security council meeting on Iran this month to spotlight its \u201cviolations of international law\u201d during the annual gathering of world leaders in New York, according to the US ambassador, Nikki Haley.<\/p>\n
The United States, which holds the council presidency for September, has unsuccessfully pushed the security council to call out Iran. Haley has regularly attacked Iran, accusing it of meddling in the wars in Syria and Yemen.<\/p>\n
Haley told reporters the president was chairing the meeting \u201cto address Iran\u2019s violations of international law and the general instability Iran sows throughout the entire Middle East region\u201d.<\/p>\n
Diplomats said Iran could request to speak at the 26 September meeting, the high-level week of the UN general assembly. Iranian president Hassan Rouhani is expected to address the assembly on 25 September. The Iranian UN mission did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n
Haley said the United States would not object to Rouhani speaking.<\/p>\n
Russia\u2019s deputy UN ambassador, Dmitry Polyanskiy, said the Iran meeting should focus on the implementation of a 2015 resolution on Iran.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe very much hope that there will be views voiced in connection with the US withdrawal\u201d from a 2015 international nuclear deal, Polyanskiy told the council.<\/p>\n
Trump in May withdrew from the accord between Iran and six world powers aimed at stalling Tehran\u2019s nuclear capabilities in return for lifting some sanctions. He ordered the reimposition of US sanctions suspended under the deal.<\/p>\n
Iran is still subject to a UN arms embargo and other restrictions contained in the resolution, which enshrines the nuclear deal. European powers have been scrambling to salvage the accord.<\/p>\n
In February, Russia vetoed a US-led bid for the security council to call out Tehran for failing to prevent its weapons from falling into the hands of Yemen\u2019s Houthi group, a charge Tehran denies.<\/p>\n
Several council members on Tuesday also expressed opposition to Haley\u2019s plan to convene a meeting on Wednesday in Nicaragua.<\/p>\n
More than 300 people have been killed and thousands injured in crackdowns by police and armed groups in protests over government plans to cut welfare benefits. The protests developed into broader opposition against Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega.<\/p>\n
China, Russia, Bolivia and others said the situation in Nicaragua was not a threat to international peace and security and therefore should not be discussed by the council. Bolivia is expected to try to block the meeting on Wednesday but does not have the minimum nine votes required to do so, diplomats said.<\/p>\n
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