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US in no position to invoke JCPOA snapback mechanism to reinstate: EU
Aug 16, 2020 12:28US President Donald Trump on Saturday said to use the controversial technique, a day after the UN Security Council overwhelmingly rejected an American-drafted resolution to extend an Iranian arms embargo.
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Using the Security Council to destroy the Security Council
Aug 16, 2020 11:00As the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) prepares for a vote on a resolution proposed by the US to extend an arms ban on Iran, experts and diplomats at the UN say there is “zero chance” for the draft to pass despite Washington’s attempts to rally support for the push.
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US cannot use snapback to reinstate sanctions on Iran: Zarif
Aug 16, 2020 08:04Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has denounced US attempts to invoke a controversial mechanism to unilaterally reinstate illegal sanctions on Tehran - a move with huge repercussions for the Iran nuclear deal.
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Iran on US ship seizure claim: Cheap propaganda doesn't deflect from US failure at UN
Aug 16, 2020 02:13Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif scoffs at claims that the United States has seized four Venezuela-bound Iranian tankers, clarifying that despite the rumors, the American act of piracy never involved any Iranian vessels.
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Trump says he ‘knew’ UNSC vote on Iran, vows to use nuclear deal snapback
Aug 16, 2020 02:04US President Donald Trump says he “knew” that his resolution against Iran would be rejected in the UN Security Council.
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UN refusal to back US-drafted anti-Iran resolution proves existence of intl. law: Russia
Aug 16, 2020 01:02Russia's Foreign Ministry says the almost unanimous refusal of the United Nations Security Council to support a US-sponsored draft resolution on extending the arms embargo against Iran proves that international law exists.
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Letting US destroy Iran nuclear deal would be return to law of jungle: Zarif
Aug 13, 2020 09:09Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says allowing the US to go to the full length of its ill-intentioned campaign to destroy the historic 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers promises return to the law of jungle.
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Rouhani warns Europeans against siding with US in backing anti-Iran resolution
Aug 13, 2020 02:58President Hassan Rouhani has warned the Europeans against falling into the trap of siding with the US in supporting a resolution that aims to extend an arms embargo against Iran indefinitely.
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President Rouhani: US will hopefully face defeat in anti-Iran bid at UNSC
Aug 12, 2020 07:10President Hassan Rouhani during a cabinet meeting on Wednesday said Iran has “high hopes” that the US will fail in its push to extend the UN arms embargo on Tehran and will face isolation at the Security Council, urging neighboring countries not to let Washington “exploit” them to advance its own agenda.
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Iran envoy to UN: Softened US resolution can’t get UNSC on board
Aug 12, 2020 05:37Iran says a watered-down draft resolution put forward by the US to extend the UN arms embargo on Tehran is similar to the previous version in nature, voicing confidence that the Security Council (UNSC) will reject the unlawful American bid.