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  "id": 8067578,
  "title": "Russia, China end mandate for independent monitoring of UN sanctions on Iran",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/russia-china-end-mandate-for-independent-monitoring-of-un-sanctions",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T17:46:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/russia-china-end-mandate-independent-monitoring-un-sanctions-iran"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Russia and China have ended a United Nations Security Council mandate for independent monitoring of international sanctions on Iran. The move revives their argument that all UN measures on Tehran were removed under a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. According to Al-Monitor, all UN sanctions on Iran were reimposed a year ago after France, Britain and Germany accused Tehran of violating the nuclear pact.\n\nThe decision was made after Russia and China vetoed a US-drafted UN Security Council resolution that would have extended the mandate of a panel of experts monitoring sanctions on Iran, as reported by The National UAE and The National Business. The resolution received 11 votes in favour, two abstentions, and two against. Russia's UN envoy, Vasily Nebenzya, argued that the draft resolution was \"deeply flawed\" and lacked a legal basis.\n\nThe vote exposed deep divisions on the 15-member council over whether sanctions imposed by the UN on Iran remain in force. Britain, France and Germany triggered the \"snapback\" mechanism in August last year, arguing that Iran had failed to meet its commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). However, Russia and China have rejected the legal and procedural validity of the move.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "What are all the sanctions Iran is under?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/what-are-all-the-sanctions-iran-is-under",
        "published": "2026-09-17T15:01:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Pakistan abstains in UN vote on Iran sanctions panel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/pakistan-abstains-in-un-vote-on-iran-sanctions-panel",
        "published": "2026-09-17T16:46:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Pakistan abstains in UN vote on Iran sanctions panel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/pakistan-abstains-in-un-vote-on-iran-sanctions-panel-8064426",
        "published": "2026-09-17T17:08:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "UN Security Council fails to extend Iran sanctions panel after China, Russia veto",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/un-security-council-fails-to-extend-iran-sanctions-panel-after-china",
        "published": "2026-09-17T17:58:09.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}