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US and Saudi officials on Monday called for extending a UN arms embargo on Iran, warning of major implications for regional security, accusing Tehran of arming Yemeni rebels.
The embargo, put in place as part of a nuclear accord signed with Tehran in 2015, is set to expire in October but Washington is working to extend the ban as tensions with its arch-rival remain high.
Lifting the ban would "embolden" Tehran and could trigger a regional arms race, US Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook told reporters in Riyadh.
"This is not an outcome that the UN Security Council can accept," Hook said at a joint news conference with Adel Al Jubeir, the Saudi minister of state for foreign affairs.
At the conference venue, Saudi officials displayed remnants of intercepted missiles and drones they said were supplied by Iran to Yemen's Houthi rebels.
Iran denies arming the rebels.
The Houthis have recently targeted Saudi cities, including the capital Riyadh, with a series of missile and drone strikes.
"Iran seeks to provide weapons to terrorist organisations. What will happen if the embargo is lifted?" Jubeir said.
"Iran will become more... aggressive," he added.
Earlier this month, a UN report said cruise missiles and drones used in attacks last year on Saudi oil facilities were "of Iranian origin".
The attacks on Saudi state oil giant Aramco's facilities caused extensive damage and briefly interrupted production of half of the country's oil output.
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