The Trump administration intends to announce the reimposition of UN sanctions on Iran in the coming days, a month after it launched the “snapback” mechanism in the Security Council resolution related to the Iran nuclear deal – but this step is likely to be ignored by a number of countries, including allies. United State.
“We will return to the United Nations to reimpose sanctions so that the arms embargo becomes permanent next week,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said at a news conference with the UK Foreign Secretary on Wednesday. “We deeply believe that this is beneficial to the people of all nations.”
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Pompeo went to the United Nations last month to launch the “snapback” mechanism contained in Security Council Resolution 2231 – the resolution that enshrined the Iran nuclear deal. The mechanism triggers a 30-day countdown to reimpose most expired or expired UN sanctions against the clerical regime, including the arms embargo that will expire in October as part of the 2015 deal.
But other nations on the council, including China, Russia, the United Kingdom, France and Germany, have opposed the step by the United States and appear intent on ignoring it. They argue that since the United States left the Iran deal in 2018, it is not in a position to launch a SWAP.
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Germany, France and the United Kingdom said in a statement last month: “Our position regarding the effectiveness of US notification under Resolution 2231 has been expressed very clearly to the presidency and all members of the UN Security Council.” “Therefore, we cannot support this measure, which conflicts with our current efforts to support the JCPOA.”
The head of the Security Council at that time refused to accept the American request. But the United States went ahead, raising questions about what will happen when the United States announces the reimposition of sanctions and are ignored by allies and enemies alike.
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This move is likely to lead to a credibility crisis at the United Nations, ahead of the organization’s General Assembly next week. Pompeo on Wednesday did not go into detail, but promised that the United States “will do its part as part of – its responsibilities to enable peace, this time in the Middle East.”
“We will do all the things that we need to do to ensure that these sanctions are enforced,” he said.
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Reuters reported that the US special representative for Venezuela and Iran, Elliott Abrams, said that the United States may prevent entry to the US market for anyone trading weapons with Iran. Whatever happens, it will likely lead to cooler relations in Turtle Bay between the United States and other members of the international community.
Abrams told reporters that the sanctions would be re-imposed at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday.
“If other countries don’t follow through, I think they should be asked … whether they don’t think they weaken the UN sanctions structure,” he said.
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Meanwhile, Pompeo said Wednesday that the US “maximum pressure” strategy against Iran is working.
“I think that anyone is staring at the financial situation of the Islamic Republic of Iran today, the fact that they can no longer obtain the resources necessary to ensure Hezbollah and the Shiite militias in all the places where they spent money on nefarious activities for all these years, these resources have shrunk dramatically, And their ability to do harm around the world has diminished dramatically.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
