Russia and China oppose the referral of Iran's case to the Security Council China's representative in the Security Council said that Resolution 2231 expired in October last year. Criticizing the insistence of Western countries to refer Iran's case to the Council, he added that the Security Council and the Atomic Energy Agency should no longer investigate Iran's nuclear case. The representative of China said that the United States should abandon its desire for further attacks against Iran and emphasized that the renewal of conflicts would lead to a "catastrophe". Russia's representative in the UN Security Council also rejected the efforts to transfer the issue of Iran's defense measures to the Security Council and asked the council members to abandon the "destructive path" regarding Iran's nuclear file.

Russia and China oppose the referral of Iran's case to the Security Council China's representative in the Security Council said that Resolution 2231 expired in October last year. Criticizing the insistence of Western countries to refer Iran's case to the Council, he added that the Security Council and the Atomic Energy Agency should no longer investigate Iran's nuclear case. The representative of China said that the United States should abandon its desire for further attacks against Iran and emphasized that the renewal of conflicts would lead to a "catastrophe". Russia's representative in the UN Security Council also rejected the efforts to transfer the issue of Iran's defense measures to the Security Council and asked the council members to abandon the "destructive path" regarding Iran's nuclear file.