The U.N. Security Council rejected a U.S. resolution calling to extend the U.N. arms embargo on Iran indefinitely. In pushing for an extension of the embargo, the United States noted that Iran had already violated it by transferring weapons to Houthi rebels in Yemen. Alongside the United States, the Dominican Republic voted in favor of the extension while China and Russia voted against it; 11 countries, including France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, abstained from the vote. The embargo prevents Iran from buying and selling weapons; it is due to expire in October.