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The United States has escalated international tensions with Iran, threatening unilateral action against the Islamic Republic on Monday after Russia vetoed a United Nations Security Council motion to call out Tehran for allowing weapons to fall into the hands of Yemen’s Houthi group.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIf Russia is going to continue to cover for Iran then the U.S. and our partners need to take action on our own. <\/strong>If we\u2019re not going to get action on the council then we have to take our own actions,\u201d said U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley during a visit to the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa.<\/p>\n

Haley did not specify what type of action she meant, however the Russian veto was a big blow to the United States\u00a0which has been lobbying for months to hold Iran accountable at the U.N. –\u00a0while also threatening to withhold waivers on U.S. sanctions unless the “terrible flaws of the Iran nuclear deal” are fixed.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously this vote isn\u2019t going to make the decision on the nuclear deal. What I can say is it doesn\u2019t help,\u201d<\/strong> Haley said. \u201cThat just validated a lot of what we already thought which is Iran gets a pass for its dangerous and illegal behavior.\u201d<\/p>\n

President Trump warned European allies in January that they would need to commit to fixing the nuclear deal by May 12.<\/p>\n

President Donald Trump warned European allies last month that they had to commit by mid-May to work with Washington to improve the pact. Britain drafted the failed U.N. resolution in consultation with the United States and France.<\/p>\n

The initial draft text – to renew the annual mandate of a targeted sanctions regime related to Yemen – wanted to include a condemnation of Iran for violating an arms embargo on Houthi leaders and include a council commitment to take action over it.<\/strong> –Reuters.
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