Broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is R T International and sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us right now the u. N. Security council has rejected a u. S. Sponsored resolution to extend the arms trade embargo on iran only to members including the us supported the draft while russia and china voted against the other members including the u. K. France and germany abstained the embargo was imposed in 2010 and is to expire in october under the joint comprehensive plan of action the 2015 deal to impose controls on Irans Nuclear program or hes come up and has. Well the resolution put forward by the United States would have extended the arms embargo against iran now france germany and other countries have been very vocal about the fact that they oppose the United States decision to unilaterally withdraw from the Iran Nuclear Agreement and furthermore they oppose putting new sanctions on iran now in the lead up to the vote at the u. N. Security council u. S. Diplomats