UN resolution would end Iran sanctions in 10 years

[DonViejo]

Source: ASSOCIATED PRESS

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A draft U.N. resolution to implement the Iran nuclear deal says U.N. sanctions would “snap back” into place if Iran fails to meet its obligations. But it also says that stipulation would end in 10 years.

The draft, obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press, states that none of the seven previous U.N. resolutions on Iran sanctions “shall be applied” after 10 years, and “the Security Council will have concluded its consideration of the Iranian nuclear issue.”

But a U.S. official familiar with the details of the resolution said the five veto-wielding permanent members of the council agreed that a new resolution would be adopted at the end of 10 years to reinstate the snap back mechanism for an additional five years.

The official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly, said the agreement by ministers from the United States, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany who negotiated the deal “will be in writing as a statement of intention.”

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Read more: http://www.salon.com/2015/07/15/un_resolution_would_end_iran_sanctions_in_10_years/

[cosmicone]

1. In 10 years, the five permanent members will have only 5 votes

and the resolution to extend may not pass if almost all of the remaining UNSC members vote against it. Veto power can only deny passage of a resolution -- it gives no special privileges to pass a resolution.

[Scootaloo]

2. Fortunately, the rest of the world does not fear, hate, and seek the destruction of Iran