This is a boost for Iran’s overall narrative as it faces two setbacks of its own.
A major setback for the US at the United Nations, in which an arms embargo on Iran was not extended, is being celebrated by the Iranian regime as a “heavy defeat” for Washington. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called it a humiliating defeat and noted that only the Dominican Republic had supported the US. Only the US and the Dominican republic voted for the draft resolution while other countries abstained or opposed it. This is a boost for Iran’s overall narrative as it faces two setbacks of its own. Iran has had to deal with its own humiliation on the high seas as the US said it had stopped Iranian gasoline shipments aboard four ships heading for Venezuela. Also the UAE and Israel are moving toward bilateral relations. So after Iran appeared to have setbacks, it’s good news for the regime to have what seems like a major win at the UN. While US Ambassador to the UN Kelly Craft said the failure to extend the arms embargo will not serve peace, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo praised several Gulf countries for supporting the US. But Iran knows the real story here is that it appeared to have support from a whole swath of the world, including key powers like Russia and China. In addition the UK, France and Germany remain committed to the Iran Deal that the US walked away from in 2018.
