Despite these vetoes of the Panel of Experts’ mandate, UN sanctions on Iranian proliferation remain fully in force: UK statement at the UN General Assembly

The United Kingdom regrets that Security Council resolution renewing the mandate for the Iran Panel of Experts was vetoed by two permanent members of that council. Panels of Experts play an important role in UN sanctions regimes: They provide expert, independent advice and recommendations to support the effectiveness of sanctions; They monitor and report on the implementation and evasion of sanctions; And they assist UN sanctions committees in their work. These vetoes mean that the Iran Panel of Experts will no longer operate. That will make it harder for the Security Council, including the 1737 committee, to discharge its responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security in respect of Iran