UN Iran panel chair urges states to keep enforcing sanctions

The Australian chairman of the UN Security Council's Iran sanctions committee on Thursday urged the United Nations' 193 member states to continue enforcing UN sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear program.

Australia's UN Ambassador Gary Quinlan told the 15-nation Security Council that a Nov. 24 interim deal between Iran and six world powers, which offers Iran limited sanctions relief in exchange for curbs on its nuclear program, did not affect countries' legal obligations to implement UN measures. (Reuters)