Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
Michael (Mike) Richard PompeoOvernight Defense: Trump announces ‘snapback’ of sanctions on Iran | Uniform staff at Dem Convention under investigation | Netanyahu calls reported F-35 deal ‘false news’ Trump announces ‘snapback’ of sanctions on Iran Major power competition and global supply chains MORE on Thursday, the United Nations announced that the US is initiating the process of imposing all UN sanctions on Iran that were previously lifted under the Obama-era nuclear treaty.
The snapback sanctions will extend an arms embargo on Iran that was set to expire in October and further restrict the country from ballistic missile tests, the secretary said.
“The United States will never allow the world’s largest terrorist sponsor state to freely purchase and sell aircraft, tanks, missiles and other types of conventional weapons,” Pompeo said in New York.
President Trump
Donald John TrumpThe Memo: Obama goes into battle, impoverishes Trump Harris’ duty to fight for the country’s ideals in accepting VP nomination. Pelosi paints Trump and McConnell as twin barriers to more progress in 2018, the US withdrew from the nuclear deal with Iran, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, but claimed that the UN retained authority under the resolution that anchored the deal – UN Security Council Resolution 2231 and the possibility to reintroduce sanctions.
The snapback sanctions are likely to come into effect within 30 days and set in motion a series of confrontations between the US and other UN Security Council members opposed to the movement.
Security Council members have the opportunity to pass a resolution calling for the extension of sanctions on Iran. That resolution could be vetoed by any permanent member of the group – probably the US – and the sanctions are expected to take effect within 30 days.
The move by the Trump administration to reintroduce sanctions on Iran comes after a failed attempt to renew an arms embargo on Iran that is set to expire in October and would allow the country to buy and sell conventional weapons.
The resolution received only two “yes” votes, from the US and the Dominican Republic, while 11 countries abstained and two “no” votes.
Pompeo on Thursday thanked the Dominican Republic for voting in favor of extending the arms embargo and said that Germany, France and the United Kingdom were privately expressing their desire to see the arms embargo extended as well.
“Our friends in Germany, France and the UK, they have all told me privately that they also do not want the arms embargo lifted,” Pompeo said.
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