Politicization of UNSC work on Iran will hinder resumption of IAEA inspections — diplomat Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzya, stated that there are no justifications for holding a briefing by the Security Council’s committee 1737 concerning Iranian sanctions. He asserted that such grounds do not exist and will not emerge.

• Russia’s UN envoy, Vasily Nebenzya, commented on the Security Council’s work regarding Iranian sanctions.
• He stated there are currently no grounds to hold a briefing on committee 1737 concerning Iranian sanctions.
• Nebenzya believes these grounds will not appear in the future either.