France said the UN Security Council will vote this month on renewing the mandate of a panel monitoring sanctions on Iran, setting up a ‌potential showdown with Russia and China, which oppose the sanctions regime and oversight mechanisms ↧ UN faces contentious Iran nuclear vote ahead of General Assembly France said on Tuesday the U.N. Security Council will vote ​this month on renewing the mandate of a panel monitoring sanctions on Iran, setting up a ‌potential showdown with Russia and China, which oppose the sanctions regime and oversight mechanisms.