# Iran thanks Russia and China for vetoing US anti-Iran sanctions resolution at UN

https://mins.news/en/item/63244

- TASS, 2026-09-17 20:32 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2189291

> Iran thanked Russia and China for vetoing a US-drafted UN Security Council resolution that would have extended the mandate of the panel assisting the Iran sanctions committee. Iranian diplomats also thanked Somalia and Pakistan for abstaining.

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