The UN holds widespread opposition to extending the measure, but Mike Pompeo will press ahead with efforts to renew the block on Iran. It is the latest shot at Iran from the US, who have levied tariffs against the country through the UN. In January, the US authorised the assassination of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani as an act of self-defence, plunging US/Iran relations to new lows.

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Mr Pompeo is expected to push for a renewed embargo at the UN Security Council vote next week.

The group will be voting on a US-proposed measure to extend the embrgo, which is due to expire this yer.n>n>

Mr Pompeo sid to reporters hed of the vote: The Security Councils mission is to mintin interntionl pece nd security.n>n>

The council would mke n bsolute mockery of tht mission if it were to llow the worlds leding stte sponsor of terrorism to buy nd sell wepons openly.n>

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Iran news: The US is pressuring the UN to extend arms embargo (Image: PA)

Mike Pompeo has warned that the UN risks making an absolute mockery of peace efforts without the embargo (Image: PA)

Brin Hook, US/Irn envoy, told the Aspen Security Forum tht the embrgo is necessry to prevent brekout of conflict from Irn.n>n>

He sid: For s long s Irn is llowed to enrich, were going to be hving this discussion: How close is Irn to nucler brekout?n>n>

We need to restore the U.N. Security Council stndrd of no enrichment.n>n>

The US-drfted resolution needs t lest nine votes in fvour to force Russi nd Chin to use their vetoes, which they hve signlled they will do.n>

Mr Pompeo made the remarks ahead of a UN vote on the extention (Image: PA)

Mr Trump pulled out of Irans nuclear deal with the UN in 2018 (Image: PA)

The vote on Irns embrgo is expected to fil, nd UN Security Council members hve lredy signlled their opposition to renewing it.n>n>

But even if the vote fils, Mr Pompeo hs suggested the US will invoke snpbck mechnism restoring ll UN snctions on Irn.n>n>

The mechnism ws envisioned in the 2015 nucler del in the event Irn ws proved to be in violtion of the ccord, under which it received billions of dollrs in snctions relief in exchnge for curbs on its nucler progrm.n>n>

Mr Pompeo dded: One wy or nother we will ensure tht the rms embrgo will be extended.n>n>

Were not going to let the rms embrgo expire on October 18.n>

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Mr Trump pulled out of Irns nucler del with the UN in 2018, nd hs since reimposed penlties on the country.n>n>

In response, Irn hs stepped up urnium enrichment nd hevy wter production to levels well outside the limits imposed in the del.n>n>

But the remining members in the 2015 del hve refused to llow the US to invoke snpbck mesures.n>n>

Administrtion officils nd Irn hwks rgue tht s permnent member of the Security Council, the US remins prty to the seprte UN resolution tht endorsed the del nd still hs the legl grounds to cll for the reimposition of snctions.n>

The US has reimposed sanctions onto Iran, causing economic hardship (Image: Express)

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said: No logic dictates giving into the aggressors demands. (Image: PA)

Irn hs hit out ginst Mr Trumps dministrtion, nd on Fridy refused to reenter tlks with the US.n>n>

Speking out ginst Mr Trumps snctions nd tlks to reduce them, supreme leder Aytollh Ali Khmenei sid: This old mn in chrge, he pprently mde some propgnd use out of his negotitions with North Kore. Now he wnts to use this for the election.n>n>

No logic dicttes giving into the ggressors demnds.n>n>

He lso ccused Europen prtners in the nucler del of hving done nothing to provide economic benefits from the ccord, nd ttcked their brter system designed to bypss US snctions s useless plything.n>

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