Iran, Russia, and China have informed the UN Security Council of the expiration of Resolution 2231, Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), Iran’s official news agency, reported Tuesday.
UN Security Council Resolution 2231 in July 2015 endorsed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on Iran’s nuclear program, better known as the Iran deal.
This is important because it reiterates Iran’s view that the Iran deal is basically over.
The US left the deal in 2018, and European countries have called for a “snapback” of sanctions. Russia and China work with Iran. This could cause tensions to rise with the US and Israel.
“Administration spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani says that UN Security Council Resolution 2231, which endorsed the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement, has officially expired, and that the Islamic Republic has notified the Security Council of its termination,” IRNA reported. “Speaking at her weekly press briefing on Tuesday, Mohajerani stated that Iran, Russia, and China had jointly sent a letter to the Security Council, declaring the resolution’s conclusion.”
“From the perspectives of Iran, Russia, and China, there is no longer any basis for continuing discussions on this matter,” Mohajerani was quoted as saying.
“The world community must not allow a small number of countries – some of which lack the necessary legitimacy – to intervene in issues that could endanger global peace or undermine the credibility of international organizations,” she said.
Resolution 2231 expired on Saturday, October 18. Therefore, it appears that the era of the Iran deal is over.
Meanwhile, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met a representative of Azerbaijan in Tehran on Monday, October 20, and stressed the importance of the country’s relations.
In another development, “a high-level security delegation, including Iraqi national security advisor and Kurdistan Region’s interior minister, arrived in Tehran on Monday,” Rudaw Media Network, a news channel in the autonomous Kurdistan Region of northern Iraq, reported. “Iraqi National Security Advisor Qasim al-Araji’s office said he is leading a ‘high-level security delegation,’ which arrived in the Iranian capital on Monday. No additional details about the visit have been disclosed.”
This indicates how Tehran is shoring up ties with its neighbors as the Iran deal ends.