Pakistan, April 28 -- Tensions surfaced at the United Nations during a conference on the implementation of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), as the United States (US) strongly objected to Iran's election as one of the vice president of the session.

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The development came during the 11th conference focused on reviewing the enforcement of the global nuclear accord, where participating countries selected 34 vice presidents to help oversee proceedings. Iran's inclusion in the list drew immediate criticism from the US delegation.

US representative Christopher Yeaw described Iran's appointment as contrary to the spirit of the NPT, arguing that it undermines the objectives of ...