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Sen. Lindsey GrahamLindsey Olin GrahamGOP senator draws fire from all sides on Biden, Obama-era probes Has Congress captured Russia policy? Graham on Harris: ‘No issue’ as to whether ‘she is an American citizen’ MORE (R-S.C.) said the United Nations Security Council’s decision to reject the U.S.’s request to extend an arms embargo against Iran was a “major mistake.” 

“The United Nations Security Council overwhelmingly rejected an extension of the Iranian arms embargo. This was a major mistake by the UN. It also makes a major conflict with Iran much more likely as they build up their military arsenal,” Graham, a prominent foreign policy hawk, tweeted Saturday. 

The United Nations Security Council overwhelmingly rejected an extension of the Iranian arms embargo.

This was a major mistake by the UN.

It also makes a major conflict with Iran much more likely as they build up their military arsenal. https://t.co/lqf39UjShA

— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) August 15, 2020

The rebuke comes a day after the Security Council voted down the Trump administration’s bid to extend an arms embargo on Iran. The result was expected given opposition from Russia and China, which hold veto power.

A Security Council resolution approved in 2015 in support of the nuclear deal between Iran and several world powers included a ban on imports and exports of conventional weapons to and from Iran. That embargo is set to lift Oct. 18. 

Secretary of State Mike PompeoMichael (Mike) Richard PompeoUN Security Council rejects US bid to extend Iran arms embargo Overnight Defense: US seizes Iranian fuel bound for Venezuela | Progressives cool on Biden’s foreign policy | Takeaways from Israel, UAE opening diplomatic ties Whiskey, workers and friends caught in the trade dispute crossfire MORE and Brian Hook, his outgoing top Iran envoy, had been mounting a pressure campaign for months to convince other countries to support extending the embargo, saying dropping the ban would allow Iran to freely move weapons through the Middle East, including to its proxy forces, and to buy more advanced weapons from countries such as Russia and China.

Graham said the vote Friday would make the Middle East more dangerous and set up potential conflicts.

“Iran is still the largest state sponsor of terrorism in the world. As the Iranian military grows, it sets a collision course with Israel and others threatened by the Iranian regime. A stupid decision by the UN,” he said. 

Pompeo also slammed the vote, calling it “inexcusable.” 

“It rejected a reasonable resolution to extend the 13-year old arms embargo on Iran and paved the way for the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism to buy and sell conventional weapons without specific UN restrictions in place for the first time in over a decade. The Security Council’s failure to act decisively in defense of international peace and security is inexcusable,” he said in a statement.