US claims it is still part of nuclear deal in attempt to resume Iran sanctions
almost 4 years in The guardian
Mike Pompeo to try to use ‘snapback’ mechanism in move likely to alienate UN partners
Mike Pompeo is due to launch the US on a collision course with most of its United Nations partners in a bid to extend the isolation of Iran.
The US secretary of state will on Thursday set in motion an extraordinary diplomatic gambit, claiming the US is still a participant in the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran (from which Donald Trump explicitly withdrew two years ago), and therefore retains the right – under the rules of the deal – to trigger a “snapback” or resumption of full UN sanctions. Continue reading...
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