US threatens China and Russia with UN isolation if Iran arms ban blocked

Russia and China will be isolated at the United Nations if they continue down the “road to dystopia” by blocking a US bid to extend a weapons ban on Iran, US Iran envoy Brian Hook told Reuters ahead of his formal pitch of the embargo to the UN Security Council on Wednesday. The 13-year-old arms restrictions on Iran are due to expire in October under the terms of Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. Russia and China have signalled that they oppose extending the embargo. While Washington has long argued that the embargo should not be lifted, the international community has been waiting for it to formally push the measure. Mr Hook and US...