On Iran, U.S. asks U.N. Security Council: 'Where's the outrage?'

By Michelle Nichols

 

U.S. President Donald Trump talks with U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley as they attend a session on reforming the United Nations at U.N. Headquarters in New York, U.S., September 18, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

 

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States accused Iran on Wednesday of violating several United Nations Security Council resolutions, saying it would no longer "turn a blind eye" and asking the 15-member council of Tehran's behaviour: "where's the outrage?"

 

U.S. President Donald Trump struck a blow on Friday against a 2015 Iran nuclear deal when he refused to formally certify that Tehran is complying with the accord curbing its nuclear program, even though international inspectors say it is.

 

"Judging Iran by the narrow confines of the nuclear deal misses the true nature of the threat. Iran must be judged in totality of its aggressive, destabilising, and unlawful behaviour. To do otherwise would be foolish," U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley told the Security Council.

 

Most sanctions on Iran were lifted at the start of 2016 under the nuclear deal brokered by world powers and enshrined in a U.N. Security Council resolution. The resolution still subjects Tehran to a U.N. arms embargo and other restrictions that are technically not part of the nuclear deal.

 

"The regime continues to play this council. Iran hides behind its assertion of technical compliance with the nuclear deal while it brazenly violates the other limits on its behaviour," Haley told the Security Council.

 

"Where's the outrage of this council?" she said. "The United States will not turn a blind eye to these violations."

During a Security Council meeting traditionally focused on Israel and the Palestinians, Haley spoke exclusively about Iran, leading her Russian counterpart Vassily Nebenzia to later ask: "Perhaps they confused the agenda item?"

 

The U.N. chief is required to report every six months to the council on violations of the remaining sanctions and curbs on Iran. Concerns have been raised that Iran may have violated the arms embargo and that ballistic missile launches were "not consistent with the constructive spirit" of the nuclear deal.

 

Haley also accused Iran of violating Security Council resolutions on Lebanon and Yemen.

 

No council members have proposed taking any action against Iran. Diplomats say veto-powers Russia and China were unlikely to agree to more measures.

 

"If we had hegemonic ambitions the nuclear deal would never have been reached. The new U.S. administration approach and the recent dangerous strategy toward the deal and Iran runs counter to the will of the international community," Iran's U.N. Ambassador Gholamali Khoshroo told the Security Council.

 

(Reporting by Michelle Nichols; Editing by David Gregorio)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2017-10-19

Iran must be judged in totality of its aggressive, destabilising, and unlawful behaviour

 

Something most other world leaders seem not to do !

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"Where's the outrage?" ....is like a bratty kid having a tantrum, and asking the rest of the family: "why aren't y'all having tantrums right now, like me?"

 

And mentioning all other transgressions, whether real or imagined, about Iran is puerile.  Treaties are treaties, usually focusing on a few key points.  They're not meant to address all problems of participants.  If so, Mexico could pull out of NAFTA because there's lead in Flynt water.  Or Canada pull out of NAFTA because of a black man getting shot in Baltimore.  

 

Trump and his team are pretending to play diplomats, but are failing dismally.  

2 hours ago, canopus1969 said:

Iran must be judged in totality of its aggressive, destabilising, and unlawful behaviour

 

Something most other world leaders seem not to do !

Yes otherwise USA would have been judged quite harshly as well.

A treaty is a treaty...USA has treaties with Saudi, with China, with Russia, with Burma, with Cambodia, and I do not see anything linked to the "spirit of the deal" in their case.

Moreover Trump just gave the hot potato to the Congress, so he can please his fans (Look I wanted to get rid of this treaty) and the Congress will probably not follow Trump will ("Oh sorry, I am alone, I cannot do my job because of Republicans and Democrat...bad bad bad, not good, bad bad...Puertoooooo Ricoooooo")

Donald Trump is not the US. He may be president for awhile, but he is not the USA in spite of what he says

Other nations don't feel his outrage? "Sorry, but we have adults in our government" should be answer

Most of the world will not listen to the U.S. anymore at all. Why? Because the U.S. elected a nutcase, fascistic, isolationist, hyper nationalist. Not that the Iranian regime is better but they're aren't trying to give morality lectures either. 

Americans that freely chose this insanity (with a nudge from Putin) should be ashamed of themselves. Yes, many other people than them will pay the price for their idiocy, but they are the CULPABLE ones. 

Expecting the response that the U.S. brand was already in the shitter because of the Bush Iraq mistake. Yes, it was. 

But there are levels and trump's ideology (when you can sift any of it out from his bizarre inconsistency and INCOHERENCE) is causing PERMANENT damage. 

Edited October 19, 20178 yr by Jingthing

10 hours ago, webfact said:

"The regime continues to play this council. Iran hides behind its assertion of technical compliance with the nuclear deal while it brazenly violates the other limits on its behaviour," Haley told the Security Council.

 

"Where's the outrage of this council?" she said. "The United States will not turn a blind eye to these violations."

I thought the US, in common with other western democracies, was happy to turn a blind eye to questionable and corrupt regimes, just so long as there is a reciprocal benefit; Saudi Arabia being a case in point. Haley's claims are reminiscent of Cheney and his lap dog - or was it the other way round? - producing the most inept evidence of WMDs in a push for a war with Iraq. 

 

I would suggest she and the US stick with finding a solution to dealing with the current most blatantly aggressive regime and leave the Iran outrage for another time.

Edited October 19, 20178 yr by Jonmarleesco

3 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Most of the world will not listen to the U.S. anymore at all. Why? Because the U.S. elected a nutcase, fascistic, isolationist, hyper nationalist. Not that the Iranian regime is better but they're aren't trying to give morality lectures either. 

Americans that freely chose this insanity (with a nudge from Putin) should be ashamed of themselves. Yes, many other people than them will pay the price for their idiocy, but they are the CULPABLE ones. 

Expecting the response that the U.S. brand was already in the shitter because of the Bush Iraq mistake. Yes, it was. 

But there are levels and trump's ideology (when you can sift any of it out from his bizarre inconsistency and INCOHERENCE) is causing PERMANENT damage. 

Bush's (or more accurately, Cheney's) Iraq wasn't a mistake; it was calculable lunacy, with oil the end product. They somehow managed to convince much of the American public that they were right in their farcical assertions; and even a few allies - or rather, their leaders, since much of the allies' electorate could see right through the blather.

It was a mistake. Arguably the worse foreign policy mistake in American history. But this thread isn't about Bush or Iraq. We've got an evil president now that has the potential to outdo Bush in the mistakes department. 

5 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Most of the world will not listen to the U.S. anymore at all. Why? Because the U.S. elected a nutcase, fascistic, isolationist, hyper nationalist. Not that the Iranian regime is better but they're aren't trying to give morality lectures either. 

Americans that freely chose this insanity (with a nudge from Putin) should be ashamed of themselves. Yes, many other people than them will pay the price for their idiocy, but they are the CULPABLE ones. 

Expecting the response that the U.S. brand was already in the shitter because of the Bush Iraq mistake. Yes, it was. 

But there are levels and trump's ideology (when you can sift any of it out from his bizarre inconsistency and INCOHERENCE) is causing PERMANENT damage. 

39 minutes ago, Baerboxer said:

I can't even comprehend people that can't comprehend the damage that trump is doing at home and abroad. 

Just now, Jingthing said:

I can't even comprehend people that can't comprehend the damage that trump is doing at home and abroad. 

 

Agreed. But I can't comprehend the people who think Saint Hilary deserved to be president either. Or imagine she would have been fantastic at it.

6 minutes ago, Baerboxer said:

 

Agreed. But I can't comprehend the people who think Saint Hilary deserved to be president either. Or imagine she would have been fantastic at it.

I can't imagine thinking she would be worse than the clown. 

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1 hour ago, Baerboxer said:

Agreed. But I can't comprehend the people who think Saint Hilary deserved to be president either. Or imagine she would have been fantastic at it.

A person doesn't have to be a saint to get elected to prez nor to be judged better than Trump.  Kim's poisoned brother's corpse would be a better prez than Trump.

 

P.S. Hillary has a wealth of leadership qualities.  It's like comparing a woman with a proven legislative record of tangibly helping many disadvantaged Americans, ....to a Putin-propped shyster who's gone bankrupt 6 times.

...asking the U.N.?
 

'Might as well be firing off a broadcast in ancient Aramaic into deep space.  The Cub Scouts could do more for you.