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Russian FM condemns US attempts to extend Iran's arms embargo
Aug 23, 2020 06:13Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov condemned Washington attempts to “modernize” JCPOA and to extend the arms embargo against Iran which ends in October after an unsuccessful UN Security Council vote on an American resolution.
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'US to increase efforts to re-impose Iran's arms embargo'
Aug 23, 2020 00:37The United States will increase diplomatic consultations over the next month to reimpose the Iran arms embargo, State Department Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus told Al Arabiya English.
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Zarif again challenges US claims to extend Iran's arms embargo
Aug 22, 2020 23:24Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif, in a video message on Twitter on Saturday night entitled "In their own words" raised the question: Does the United States can invoke UN Security Council Resolution 2231 as a party to Iran's nuclear deal?
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US isolated as allies and opponents reject its bid to snapback UN sanctions on Iran
Aug 21, 2020 14:50The Trump administration was left isolated on the world stage as foreign allies and competitors alike rejected its demand to restore UN sanctions on Iran Thursday.
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Belgium: US can not trigger snapback of Iran's sanctions
Aug 21, 2020 06:04Belgium announced that the US government could not trigger a snapback of Iran's sanctions through the JCPoA since it "ceased its participation" to the JCPoA in May 2018.
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Deputy FM Araghchi: US request to snap back Iran's sanctions, null and void
Aug 21, 2020 02:07Deputy Foreign Minister of Islamic Republic of Iran Seyed Abbas Araghchi said that the US request to the UN Security Council to ‘snap back’ sanctions against Iran is null and void.
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Chinese spokesman: US has no authority to request return of sanctions on Iran
Aug 21, 2020 01:32China has said the United States has no right to demand ‘snapback’ of UN sanctions against Iran.
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Russia requests UN Security Council meeting Friday on Iran: diplomats
Aug 21, 2020 01:02Russia requested a United Nations Security Council meeting on Iran on Friday, diplomats said, as the United States sought to restore all UN sanctions on Iran in a move rejected by Moscow.
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France, Britain, Germany oppose US move to reimpose Iran sanctions
Aug 21, 2020 00:54France, Germany, and Britain will not support a US demand to the United Nations to reimpose sanctions on Iran over accusations it violated its 2015 nuclear deal, they said in a joint statement on Thursday.
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US formally requests ‘snapback’ of UN sanctions against Iran
Aug 20, 2020 23:55US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has sent a formal request to the UN Security Council to ‘snap back’ sanctions against Iran, claiming Tehran violated the 2015 nuclear deal that Washington has unilaterally ditched.
