as a "used handkerchief which should be thrown in the dustbin". In an e-mail interview to the British newspaper The Guardian, the Iranian reformist politician Mehdi Karroubi argued these sanctions would actually strengthen the Ahmadinejad regime by offering "an excuse to the Iranian government to suppress the opposition". Turkey and Brazil Brazil and Turkey criticised the sanctions, saying they could undermine further diplomatic efforts. Brazil and Turkey had just previously attempted to mediate the dispute, concluding negotiations with Iran which led to the Tehran Declaration, but which was not accepted by the P5+1. Violations On 10 or 11 October 2015, Iran tested a missile that the United States said was "inherently capable" of carrying a nuclear warhead. Termination The provisions of Resolution 1929 were terminated by United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 effective on Implementation Day of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, 16 January 2016. See also Iran and weapons of mass destruction Nuclear facilities in Iran Nuclear program of Iran Sanctions against Iran References External links Text of the Resolution at undocs.org Security Council imposes additional sanctions on Iran, voting 12 in favour to 2 against, with 1 abstention – UN press release 1929 2010 in Iran 1929 1929 Nuclear program of Iran United Nations Security Council sanctions regimes Sanctions against Iran June 2010 events