Iran says the US has "never been so isolated" in the UN's 75-year history after the Security Council rejected a resolution proposed by Washington to extend an arms ban on Tehran.

The United Nations Security Council has rejected a US resolution to extend an arms embargo on Iran that is due to expire in October.

Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York has called on the Security Council to withstand an “illegal” and “ill-intentioned” move by the United States to extend an arms embargo on the Islamic Republic.

A Bloomberg opinion piece says the Europeans are “disinclined to help the US” win the UNSC approval for its anti-Iran resolution. 

Rouhani warns Europe against siding with the US in supporting a resolution on extension of an arms embargo on Iran.

Zarif says a US resolution seeking to extend an arms embargo against Iran will not win support at the UN Security Council.

President Hassan Rouhani says Iran has “high hopes” that the US will fail in its push to extend the UN arms embargo on Tehran and will face isolation at the Security Council.

A top Qatari official says the recent GCC call for extension of Iran arms embargo is not supported by all member states, and that Doha enjoys good ties with Tehran.

Iran says a watered-down draft resolution put forward by the US to extend the UN arms embargo on Tehran is similar in nature to the previous version.

The United States has reportedly proposed a simplified draft resolution to extend an arms embargo on Iran in an apparent bid to garner support in the United Nations Security Council.