Arms embargo News
Iran nuclear deal at risk as UN council prepares to vote on arms embargo.
US Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft said Russia and China wanted to benefit from the end of the arms embargo.
The embargo is due to expire in October under a 2015 deal among Iran, Russia, China, Germany, Britain, France and the United States.
The Central African Republic`s leaders asked Russia several months ago to provide weapons for units being formed by the EU.
The United States on Wednesday threatened to push for a UN arms embargo on South Sudan if the government blocks the deployment of a new regional force and impedes the work of UN peacekeepers.
President Barack Obama, who is on a three day visit to Vietnam, on Monday announced the US is lifting a decade-long arms embargo on the country.
President Barack Obama is on a three day visit to Vietnam.
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