Nikki Haley slams UN Security Council for inaction on Iran

"US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley slammed the Security Council on Thursday for failing to take any action against Iran, which she said had 'repeatedly and deliberately violated' sanctions imposed by the body.

'The Security Council has failed to even take minimal steps to respond to these violations,' Haley told a council briefing on Iran. 'We must ... show Iran that we will not tolerate their egregious flaunting of UN resolutions.'

Most UN sanctions were lifted 18 months ago under a deal Iran made with key world powers to curb its nuclear program. But Iran is still subject to an arms embargo and other restrictions, which are not technically part of the nuclear agreement.

UN political affairs chief Jeffrey Feltman briefed the council on Thursday on Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' third six-monthly report on the implementation of the remaining sanctions and restrictions, enshrined in resolution 2231.

'The secretary-general's report makes clear that Iran is in violation of the Security Council resolution 2231 and so the question becomes 'what is the Security Council going to do about it?' Haley said..."