"Iranian government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani said on Wednesday that UN Security Council Resolution 2231 on Iran’s nuclear programme 'has ended', accusing Western countries of using it 'as a tool for political pressure'. “From Iran’s perspective, as well as that of our allies Russia and China, it is no longer applicable. These two countries have also announced their opposition to yesterday’s meeting,” Mohajerani said during a press interview. “It is clear that the resolution is being used as a tool for political pressure. We hope they return to the logic of negotiation, the logic of dialogue, listening to one another’s views, and reaching an agreement, and naturally abandon the tools of pressure,” she added. Her comments came after the UN Security Council held a meeting late on Tuesday on developments related to the implementation of Resolution 2231, exposing divisions among member states over its legal status. Russia argued during the meeting that the resolution had expired, while China accused the United States of withdrawing from the nuclear agreement in 2018 and of attacking Iranian nuclear facilities that were “subject to International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards” during a 12-day conflict. Resolution 2231 was adopted in 2015 as part of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) between Iran and world powers. The resolution set a ten-year term ending on October 18, 2025, a date on which Tehran formally notified the United Nations and the Security Council that its legal effects had expired. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also said attempts by the European Troika to activate the so-called 'trigger mechanism', which would reinstate international sanctions on Iran on August 28, 2025, are “formally flawed and substantively worthless.” "