Failure to extend arms embargo on Iran a serious mistake - Pompeo

“It’s a serious mistake, we regret that,” he told news conference during a visit to Poland

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15 August, 2020, 08:25 pm

Last modified: 15 August, 2020, 08:29 pm

File Photo: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library, in Yorba Linda, California, US, July 23, 2020. Photo:Reuters

The failure to extend a UN arms embargo on Iran was a serious mistake, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday.

Iran says US humiliated by rejection of bid to extend arms embargo on Tehran

"It's a serious mistake, we regret that," he told news conference during a visit to Poland.

The United States failed on Friday in its bid to extend a UN arms embargo on Iran after the move was opposed by Russia and China, while France, Britain, Germany and eight other members abstained.

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