Chapter Seven resolutions are binding under international law and enforceable with sanctions and in some circumstances military action.the EU3 diplomat said the Russians objected to language in the draft that suggests Iran is a threat to world peace and paves the way for a so-called Chapter Seven resolution at the Security Council.The diplomat said the Americans and British were determined to get a Chapter Seven resolution at the Security Council and that it was unclear whether the Europeans would be willing to soften the language of the draft.
resolutions adopted under Chapter Seven of the U.N. Charter, entitled ''Action With Respect to Threats to Peace, Breaches of the Peace, and Acts of Aggression,'' can be enforced by third parties. Moreover, the United Nations can authorize under Article 42 of its Charter Seven the use of military force if a Chapter Seven resolution is violated. Chapter Seven violations are of a much more serious nature in that they give the council broad powers to take action, including warlike action, to deal with "threats to the peace, breaches of the peace, or acts of aggression." They were used against Iraq after its invasion of Kuwait.