Despite sanctions, Iran seeking to join UN Security Council

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Source: Haaretz

Three pending Security Council resolutions against Iran, some calling for sanctions, have not stopped the country from seeking a non-permanent seat at the council, causing some UN members to worry about the council's reputation.

Iran is seeking to join the Security Council (SC) for two years in 2010-2012 as a representative of Asia, replacing Indonesia.

Diplomats and commentators say that the Security Council's status is deteriorating and its prestige is crumbling. "The Security Council is paralyzed," Italy's UN ambassador Marcello Spatafora said. "It is becoming irrelevant."

Spatafora expressed the growing frustration with the council's function among veteran diplomats and commentators at UN headquarters, many of whom still have difficulty accepting Libya as a council member.

Read more: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/974156.html

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1. How dare they pretend to be a real country...

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2. The "security council" needs rethinking

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3. The Security Council became irrelevant quite a few years ago... nt