MNA � A spokesman with the Iranian Foreign Ministry noted that US seeks to undermine the body by its draft resolution on extending arms embargo on Iran.







�Regarding the extension of Iran�s arms embargo I should say that this issue is a threat against the UN Security Council since the US is trying to weaken the body and take its control,� said Seyyed Abbas Mousavi in his weekly presser on Monday.

�UNSC members should be cautious to not fall into the US� trap,� he said, adding, �With the vigilance that exists in the leaders of independent countries and talks that we have held, we hope that this would become another defeat for the US.�

According to Resolution 2231, the UN arms embargo on Iran will end on October 18. The US will offer the draft resolution of extending arms embargo in a UNSC session on Tuesday.

China and Russia have clearly announced that they will veto such a resolution, however, Foreign Policy has reported that Washington may even fail to attract the required 9 votes to pass the resolution in the first place.

The United States has started efforts to extend the embargo as a continuation of its anti-Iranian measures. Washington has also threatened that it might use the �snapback� mechanism of the JCPOA if the UNSC rejects the resolution. This is while Washington has �ceased participation� in the deal and, legally speaking, it is not able to trigger the mechanism.

Elsewhere, when asked about the Foreign Ministry�s position on the departure of Brian Hook, Mousavi said these replacements have no importance for Iran. �It is natural for them to replace their forces after conceding defeat.�