Russia (IP) - In a telephone conversation, Iran's ambassador to Russia and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister emphasized the expansion of cooperation despite the US destructive acts.
The 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.
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.
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 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.
China has said the United States has no right to demand ‘snapback’ of UN sanctions against Iran.
Russia 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.
France, 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.
US 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.
Russia will counter any attempts of the US to renew sanctions against Iran within the UN, Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya told reporters on Thursday.