. ▁Security ▁Council ▁resolution ▁ 3 1 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 6 : ▁The ▁UN ▁Security ▁Council ▁gives ▁until ▁ 3 1 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁for ▁Iran ▁to ▁susp end ▁all ▁u ran ium ▁en rich ment ▁and ▁related ▁activities ▁or ▁face ▁the ▁prospect ▁of ▁san ctions . ▁The ▁draft ▁passed ▁by ▁a ▁vote ▁of ▁ 1 4 – 1 ▁( Q atar , ▁which ▁represents ▁Arab ▁states ▁on ▁the ▁council , ▁oppos ing ). ▁The ▁same ▁day , ▁Iran ' s ▁U . N . ▁Amb assador ▁J av ad ▁Zar if ▁qualified ▁the ▁resolution ▁as ▁" ar bitr ary " ▁and ▁illegal ▁because ▁the ▁N TP ▁protocol ▁explicitly ▁guarante es ▁under ▁international ▁law ▁Iran ' s ▁right ▁to ▁purs ue ▁nuclear ▁activities ▁for ▁peace ful ▁purposes . ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁today ' s ▁vote ▁at ▁the ▁UN , ▁Iran ian ▁President ▁Mah m oud ▁A hm ad ine j ad ▁said ▁that ▁his ▁country ▁will ▁rev ise ▁his ▁position ▁vis - à - vis ▁the ▁economic / in cent ive ▁package ▁offered ▁previously ▁by ▁the ▁G - 6 ▁( 5 ▁permanent ▁Security ▁council ▁members ▁plus ▁Germany .) ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁G ulf ▁Co operation ▁Council ▁called ▁for ▁a ▁nuclear ▁weapons ▁free ▁Middle ▁East ▁and ▁recognition ▁of ▁the ▁right ▁of ▁a ▁country ▁to ▁expert ise ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁nuclear ▁energy ▁for ▁peace ful ▁purposes . ▁ ▁Non - Al igned ▁Mov ement ▁The ▁Non - Al igned ▁Mov ement ▁has