JCPOA Trigger Mechanism

Pompeo to visit Israel, UAE this week; Iran, China on agenda

Aug 23, 2020 00:05

The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Israel on Monday and travel on to the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday to discuss the countries' normalization deal, an informed source said.
Zarif again challenges US claims to extend Iran's arms embargo

Aug 22, 2020 23:24

Foreign 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?
Iran acts in proportion to threats against JCPOA: Takht-Ravanchi

Aug 22, 2020 01:04

Iran's permanent representative to the United Nations said that Iran acts in accordance with the threats facing JCPOA and the UN resolution, one would be a return to the former design of Arak reactor.
US cannot use snapback against Iran: Schmid

Aug 21, 2020 15:21

The Secretary-General of the European External Action Service stressed that the US cannot resort to the snapback mechanism for returning sanctions against Iran.
Trump administration will be isolated, disgraced: Iranian FM

Aug 21, 2020 13:10

Tehran (IP) - The Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif referred to the opposition to the illegal US attempt to reinstate sanctions on Iran and wrote: "Once again, the Trump administration will be isolated and disgraced on the world stage."
E3 say not to support US action on trigger mechanism

Aug 21, 2020 10:19

The Three European member states of the UN Security Council have issued a statement saying that they do not support US action to use the snapback mechanism against Iran.
China: US not authorized to invite Security Council to trigger mechanism

Aug 21, 2020 09:57

China's representative to the United Nations has said that since the US has withdrawn from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and is not a signatory of the agreement, it has no authority to invite the Security Council to use the 'trigger mechanism'.
Belgium: US can not trigger snapback of Iran's sanctions

Aug 21, 2020 06:04

Belgium 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.
Deputy FM Araghchi: US request to snap back Iran's sanctions, null and void

Aug 21, 2020 02:07

Deputy 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.
Chinese spokesman: US has no authority to request return of sanctions on Iran

Aug 21, 2020 01:32

China has said the United States has no right to demand ‘snapback’ of UN sanctions against Iran.