Iran mention removed from US-sponsored draft UN resolution over Russian demands: report

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A reference to Iran was omitted from the U.S.-sponsored draft resolution that was expected to be voted on by the United Nations Security Council, Fox News has learned.

The first draft resolution, which was obtained by Fox News Digital, said that "Iran must cease the export of all arms and related matériel to armed militias and terrorist groups threatening peace and security across the region, including Hamas ..."

The latest version did not have any references to Iran. It only "[u]rges Member States to intensify their efforts to suppress the financing of terrorism, including by restricting financing of Hamas through applicable national-level authorities, in accordance with international law and consistent with Resolution 2482 (2019)."

A spokesperson for the U.S. mission to the United Nations told Fox News Digital that Russia was the cause for the omission.

"Regarding the U.N. resolution, Russia's mission in New York insisted that references to Iran be removed," the statement read. "I suggest reaching out to the Russians to ask why they made those demands."