Iran sanctions look set to return after last-ditch UN vote | International

UNITED NATIONS, United States, Sept 26, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Sweeping UN sanctions look likely to return on Iran despite a last-ditch effort on Friday by China and Russia for a delay to allow further talks, diplomats say. European powers were urging Iran to reverse a series of steps it took after Israel and the United States bombed its nuclear sites in June. Complaining that Iran has not complied with a landmark but moribund deal, the Europeans have triggered a return of sweeping UN sanctions -- notably on its banking and oil sectors -- that are set to take effect at the end of Saturday. China and Russia at a Security Council session on Friday put forward a draft resolution, seen...