NEW YORK • The United Nations Security Council's rejection of the United States' efforts to indefinitely extend an arms embargo on Iran underscored America's deepening global isolation on the issue of Iran.
But for US President Donald Trump's administration, the vote could open a separate path to try to inflict maximum damage on Iran ahead of the presidential election in November.
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