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Washington unilaterally reimposes UN sanctions on Iran regardless of opposition from UN Safety Council members – together with US allies
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claims US is able to punish nations that will not adjust to the newly-returned sanctions. Nonetheless, UK and France defied Washington, saying the aid agreed by Iran nuclear deal will stay.
Pompeo introduced the unilateral return of just about all UN sanctions in opposition to Iran late on Saturday, hailing the event as “nice information for peace within the area”.
Nearly all @UN sanctions have returned on Iran, the main state sponsor of terrorism and anti-Semitism. This features a everlasting extension of the arms embargo. That is nice information for peace within the area!
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) September 20, 2020
He went on, threatening any nation that refuses to adjust to Washington on the matter with “penalties”, in keeping with the official assertion.
If UN Member States fail to meet their obligations to implement these sanctions, the US is ready to make use of our home authorities to impose penalties for these failures and make sure that Iran doesn’t reap the advantages of UN-prohibited exercise.
Pompeo promised to announce measures in opposition to those that defy these “obligations”
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Nonetheless, Washington’s NATO allies UK, France and Germany have strongly opposed the transfer in a letter to the UN Safety Council cited by AFP.
Any determination or motion taken with a view to re-installing [the sanctions] could be incapable of authorized impact.
Hours earlier than Pompeo’s announcement, Iranian overseas minister Mohammad Javad Zarif known as on the worldwide neighborhood to face in opposition to the Trump administration’s newest transfer in opposition to Tehran.
The Individuals as a rule act as a bully and impose sanctions. The world neighborhood ought to determine the best way to act in direction of bullying.
Washington’s unilaterally-imposed UN sanctions on Iran are in drive beginning at 00:00 GMT on Sunday.
Tensions between Iran and the US re-ignited after the Trump administration unilaterally withdrew from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal – often known as Joint Complete Plan of Motion, or JCPOA. The aggreement was aiming at halting Iran’s nuclear program in trade for sanctions aid. It was signed by Iran, US, Russia, China, UK, Germany and France.
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