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- From the US point of view, all the conditions have been met for the punitive measures against Iran to be reapplied with immediate effect.
- The United States relies on a clause in the Iran nuclear deal.
- However, a majority in the UN Security Council sees it differently.
- Iran’s Foreign Minister speaks of a “propaganda stunt.”
The United States had unilaterally terminated the nuclear deal with Iran in 2018. That is why they could no longer refer to it, according to most countries on the UN Security Council. Most countries want to continue to adhere to the agreement.
The governments of Berlin, London and Paris, for example, reiterated their position on Friday: the reinstatement of the criminal measures pursued by US President Donald Trump “was not legally competent,” argued the ambassadors to the UN of the three European countries in a letter to the agent. of the UN Security Council.
Iran considers the measure invalid
Also from Iran’s point of view, the United States cannot simply reestablish sanctions that were suspended years ago on its own.
Therefore, the measure is invalid and nothing more than a “propaganda stunt” ahead of the US presidential elections in November, Foreign Minister Mohammed Jawad Sarif said on Iranian state television. The resolution is similar to a certificate of divorce.
The names of the ex-partners are mentioned in the document, but officially and legally the couple no longer have anything to do with each other.
The United States, on the other hand, sees the 30-day deadline to activate the so-called rollback mechanism as expired.
The arms embargo against Iran is now in effect permanently again, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tweeted. This was “great news for peace in the region” and described Iran as the “main state sponsor of terrorism and anti-Semitism.”
The United States had threatened to take action against countries that do not adhere to the UN sanctions against Iran.
