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U.N. chief concerned Iran may have violated arms embargo - report

By Michelle Nichols

 

The United Nations headquarters in Manhattan is seen across the East River as the sun rises in New York September 17, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Segar

 

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations chief expressed concern to the Security Council that Iran may have violated an arms embargo by supplying weapons and missiles to Lebanese Shi'ite group Hezbollah, according to a confidential report, seen by Reuters on Sunday.

 

The second bi-annual report, due to be discussed by the 15-member council on Jan. 18, also cites an accusation by France that an arms shipment seized in the northern Indian Ocean in March was from Iran and likely bound for Somalia or Yemen.

 

Most U.N. sanctions were lifted a year ago under a deal Iran made with Britain, France, Germany, China, Russia, the United States and the European Union to curb its nuclear program. But Iran is still subject to an arms embargo and other restrictions, which are not technically part of the nuclear agreement.

 

The report was submitted to the Security Council on Dec. 30 by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon before he was succeeded by Antonio Guterres on Jan. 1. It comes just weeks before U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who has threatened to either scrap the nuclear agreement or seek a better deal, takes office.

 

"In a televised speech broadcast by Al Manar TV on 24 June 2016, Hassan Nasrallah, the Secretary-General of Hezbollah, stated that the budget of Hezbollah, its salaries, expenses, weapons and missiles all came from the Islamic Republic of Iran," Ban wrote in the report.

 

"I am very concerned by this statement, which suggests that transfers of arms and related materiel from the Islamic Republic of Iran to Hezbollah may have been undertaken contrary (to a Security Council resolution)," Ban said.

 

When asked by the United Nations to clarify the issue, Iran's mission to the United Nations said "measures undertaken by the Islamic Republic of Iran in combating terrorism and violent extremism in the region have been consistent with its national security interests and international commitments."

 

Under a Security Council resolution enshrining the deal, which came into effect a year ago, the U.N. secretary-general is required to report every six months to the council on any violations of sanctions still in place.

 

"Since 16 January 2016, I have not received any report on the supply, sale, transfer or export to the Islamic Republic of Iran of nuclear-related items undertaken contrary to the (resolution)," Ban wrote.

 

In Ban's first report in July he said ballistic missile launches carried out by Iran in March were "not consistent with the constructive spirit" of a nuclear deal, but it is up to the council to decide if they violated the resolution.

 

In the most recent report, he wrote that since July "no information regarding Iranian ballistic missile activity or ballistic missile-related transfers ... were brought to my attention or that of the Security Council."

 

(Reporting by Michelle Nichols; Editing by Alan Crosby)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2017-01-09

 

[Ulysses G.]

Iran is skirting the arms embargo? What a shocker. That is not all they are violating most likely. Who would be silly enough to think Iran was going to to the spirit of an agreement?

[ilostmypassword]

28 minutes ago, Ulysses G. said:

Iran is skirting the arms embargo? What a shocker. That is not all they are violating most likely. Who would be silly enough to think Iran was going to to the spirit of an agreement?

Saying Iran violated the "spirit of the agreement"  = Iran didn't actually violate the agreement. Let's leave spirits to shamans.

[ezzra]

NOOOOO !!!! Not Iran,,, can't be, they're the most pious, peace loving people on earth, it has to be a mistake.....

[irwinfc]

"may have violated"... even if Iran did, what is the UN going to do about it?

[elgordo38]

I have no great love for Iran but I always love the way the UN can come in and shove their weight around when the countries are small. Lets see them get in there and defend Taiwan's independence from China.This is 2017 not the days of Ghengis Khan.  

[Morch]

2 hours ago, ilostmypassword said:

Why are you writing moderate in scare quotes? Don't you know that those moderates that make up the Al Nusra Front used to be part of Al-Qaeda?  How much more moderate can you get? And they must be moderate because Israel is aiding them.

 

Syrian Democratic Forces

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Democratic_Forces

 

Free Syrian Army

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Syrian_Army

 

Not the same.

 

Israel does not aid the Al Nusra Front, as such, but does provide mainly medical treatment in the border area, as long as no hostilities are initiated. The same is afforded to civilians. The main interest is keeping out of the conflict.

 

And of course, it doesn't have much to do with the topic, other than being a lame deflection.

[Morch]

3 hours ago, Thorgal said:

All this based on a television speech...and knowing that Iranian and Hezbollah militants require weapons for fighting Al Qaida and ISIS in Syria...while there's no UN objection in providing weapons from Western countries to a 'moderate' Syrian opposition with actually 4 or mayby 5 active FSA militants on the ground...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0i33oJT1-qQ


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Assessment of Iran's involvement and support of the Hezbollah is not based solely on a single speech made on TV. This involvement predates the war in Syria and is not limited to weapons used against Assad's opponents. Deflect away.

[ilostmypassword]

31 minutes ago, Morch said:

 

Syrian Democratic Forces

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Democratic_Forces

 

Free Syrian Army

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Syrian_Army

 

Not the same.

 

Israel does not aid the Al Nusra Front, as such, but does provide mainly medical treatment in the border area, as long as no hostilities are initiated. The same is afforded to civilians. The main interest is keeping out of the conflict.

 

And of course, it doesn't have much to do with the topic, other than being a lame deflection.

"Israel does not aid the Al Nusra front, as such, but does provide mainly medical treatment in the border area, so long as no hostilities are initiated."

Really?

still looking for link to article in independent where Fisk personally witnessed Israeli ambulances taking Al Nusra fighters into Israel while engages in a battle with Hezbollah.

Edited January 9, 2017 by ilostmypassword

[Morch]

16 minutes ago, ilostmypassword said:

"Israel does not aid the Al Nusra front, as such, but does provide mainly medical treatment in the border area, so long as no hostilities are initiated."

Really?

still looking for link to article in independent where Fisk personally witnessed Israeli ambulances taking Al Nusra fighters into Israel while engages in a battle with Hezbollah.

 

Fisk being Fisk, that must be God's own truth. Note that it would not actually counter what I posted. Israel does provide medical treatment, and this includes various factions (other than Hezbollah, Assad's forces and IS) engaged in the fighting near its border.

 

Still doesn't have a whole lot to do with the OP.

[ilostmypassword]

3 minutes ago, Morch said:

 

Fisk being Fisk, that must be God's own truth. Note that it would not actually counter what I posted. Israel does provide medical treatment, and this includes various factions (other than Hezbollah, Assad's forces and IS) engaged in the fighting near its border.

 

Still doesn't have a whole lot to do with the OP.

Fisk's opinions or relaying of second hand reports are one thing. He witnessed it himself.

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