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US and Iran clash at NPT review opening after Iran is elected a vice-president
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- Local time
- 12:51 PM in New York
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- New York, United States
At the opening of the four-week Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty review at the UN, the US objected to Iran's election as one of 34 vice-presidents, with Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Yeaw calling it 'beyond shameful'. Iran's envoy Reza Najafi called the US allegations 'baseless and politically motivated'; Russia objected to singling out Iran.
Why it matters
The row put the war's nuclear dispute at the center of the treaty's five-yearly review.
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