UPDATE: Iran’s foreign minister has sent a letter to the U.N. Security Council saying the U.S. has no right to demand the restoration of U.N. sanctions against Iran.
According to the Foreign Ministry’s website on Friday, Mohammad Javad Zarif said the U.S. lost the right to make demands in 2018 when it withdrew from the nuclear deal between Iran and major world powers.
He also said America’s unilateral pullout violated a U.N. resolution that required signatories to avoid any damage to the deal.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday officially informed the U.N. it is demanding the restoration of all U.N. sanctions on Iran, but allies and opponents declared the U.S. action illegal and doomed to failure.
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ORIGINAL STORY: The Trump administration is set to demand the restoration of all international sanctions on Iran.
That effort is expected to further isolate the U.S. at the United Nations, test the credibility of the U.N. Security Council and possibly undo one of former President Barack Obama's signature foreign policy achievements.
At President Trump's direction, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will notify the world body that the U.S. is invoking the so-called “snapback” mechanism in the Security Council resolution that endorsed the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
Doing so would re-impose U.N. sanctions that were eased in exchange for curbs on Iran's nuclear program.
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