UN
Security Council Resolution 1803 was adopted on March 3, 2008, by a vote of 14-0-1, with
Indonesia
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as the only abstention. The
Security Council of the United Nations
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, acting pursuant to Article 41 of
Chapter VII of the UN Charter, required
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
to cease and desist from any
uranium
Uranium is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol, symbol U and atomic number 92. It is a silvery-grey metal in the actinide series of the periodic table. A uranium atom has 92 protons and 92 electrons, of which 6 are valence electrons. Ura ...
enrichment. It also required Iran to stop research and development associated with centrifuges and uranium enrichment.
Termination
The provisions of Resolution 1803 were terminated by
United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231
United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 was a 20 July 2015 resolution endorsing the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on the nuclear program of Iran. It sets out an inspection process and schedule while also preparing for the removal of U ...
effective on Implementation Day of the
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA; (, BARJAM)), also known as the Iran nuclear deal or Iran deal, is an agreement to limit the Iranian nuclear program in return for sanctions relief and other provisions. The agreement was finalize ...
, 16 January 2016.
See also
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Sanctions Against Iran
There have been a number of international sanctions against Iran imposed by a number of countries, especially the United States, and international entities. Iran was the most sanctioned country in the world until it was surpassed by Russia, follo ...
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Current international tensions with Iran
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References
SECURITY COUNCIL TIGHTENS RESTRICTIONS ON IRAN’S PROLIFERATION-SENSITIVE NUCLEARwebsite Department of Public Information UN Security Council
- US Dept. of State
External links
Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
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