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Why Russia Supported Sanctions Against Iran? Author: Alexander A. Pikayev Posted: June 23, 2010 On June 9, 2010 the UN Security Council approved Resolution 1929, its fourth round of sanctions against Iran for Tehran's failure to halt the most controversial elements of its nuclear program. The resolution contained the toughest sanctions against the country to date, including a ban on exporting three major categories of conventional weapons. The resolution was supported by all five permanent members of the UN Security Council, including the Russian Federation. Russia's support of the new round of the sanctions represents a noticeable change in its policy. In the fall of 2008, after Russia's involvement in a war with Georgia was fiercely opposed by the Bush administration, Moscow effectively decided to block the international strategy of escalating sanctions it had pursued with five other world powers— the United States, China, Germany, France and the United Kingdom. The strategy started in 2006, and as a result by 2008 three rounds of sanctions had been developed by the group and introduced at the UN Security Council. However, due to Russia's opposition and the change in U.S. administrations, no new sanctions were adopted against Iran by the Security Council between March 2008 and June 2010. cns.miis.edu Getting China to Sanction Iran The Chinese-Iranian Oil Connection By Erica Downs and Suzanne Maloney For more than three decades, the United States has tried to persuade the international community to counter the threat posed by Iran's Islamic regime. The results have often been underwhelming, with even Washington's closest allies resisting tough measures against Iran because of strategic considerations and commercial interests. foreignaffairs.com