Russia Resists Western Bid to Condemn Iran at UN over Yemen Arms

(Reuters) Michelle Nichols - Russia is resisting a Western bid to condemn Iran at the UN Security Council for violating an arms embargo on Yemen's Houthis. "We don't like condemnations at all, in general," said Russian UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia. UN experts reported to the Security Council in January they had "identified missile remnants, related military equipment and military unmanned aerial vehicles that are of Iranian origin and were brought into Yemen after the imposition of the targeted arms embargo."


2018-02-23 00:00:00

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