UN Security Council may discuss Iran this month

The UN Security Council might discuss Iran’s nuclear program and Western proposals for a fourth round of sanctions against Iran this month, Gabon’s envoy says.

Ambassador Emanuel Issoze-Ngondet, who is president of the Security Council for the month of March, said that the dispute over Iran’s nuclear program was not on the agenda of the 15-nation panel, but it may still hold a meeting on the issue.

“We think the question could come to the table (in March),” Reuters quoted Issoze-Ngondet as saying on Tuesday.

“But right now we are waiting. We’re following the process that’s ongoing. We’re waiting for the right time to bring the Security Council to deal with it,” he added.

However, veto-wielding Security Council members Russia and China have often voiced opposition to calls for a new round of sanctions on Iran.

And Tehran has repeatedly declared that it will never relinquish the legitimate nuclear rights of the Iranian nation, no matter how much pressure the West imposes on the country.