U.S., Russia Criticize U.N. Chief Over Iran Nuclear Deal Report

"The United States and Russia both criticized United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday for overstepping his mandate in a report on the implementation of a Security Council resolution backing a nuclear deal between Iran and world powers...

'The United States disagrees strongly with elements of this report, including that its content goes beyond the appropriate scope...' U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, told the council.

Power said 'while some have argued that to be balanced, the report should give Iran a chance to express complaints about sanctions relief under the deal,' the Security Council did not mandate Ban to report on such issues..."