Russia�s ambassador to the UN Mikhail Ulyanov

Russia�s ambassador to the UN says there will be hot battles at the Security Council over the arms embargo against Iran, which are to be lifted in October as per the UNSC Resolution 2231.

The current restrictions on the supply of seven categories of weapons to Iran will expire on October 18 this year, Mikhail Ulyanov said on Monday in a series of tweets in Russian.

However, he added, the United States is trying to extend them by all means, even though there is no reason to revise the relevant provisions of the 2015 nuclear deal - officially known as the JCPOA - and the UN Security Council Resolution 2231.

In this regard, hot battles are expected at the UN Security Council, he added.

His comments come as Washington has said it is resolved to have the embargo on the sales of conventional weapons to Iran extended and even strengthened.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo first announced the intention and Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook told reporters last week, We are operating under the assumption that we will be able to renew the arms embargo.

The ban is to expire by October under the Resolution 2231 that endorsed the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers. Washington is legally prohibited from seeking its extension as it left the deal in May 2018.

Last week, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned the United States that Iran will not accept any violation of the UN Security Council resolution that mandates the lifting of the arms embargo against the Islamic Republic, saying the country is absolutely entitled to the ban�s cancellation.

The United States and other countries should know that Iran will not accept violation of Resolution 2231 under any circumstances, he told a cabinet session in Tehran on Wednesday.

Under the resolution, it is Iran�s absolute right to be soon relieved of the ban, he added.

If the embargo were to be renewed amid Washington�s pressure, Iran�s response would be clear, the president noted, without giving details.

He, however, said he had outlined the response in a letter to leaders of the nuclear agreement�s remaining signatories - the UK, France, Russia, China, and Germany.

They know what a historic defeat would await them if they were to make such a mistake, Rouhani said.

SOURCE: PRESS TV