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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.
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Russia will counter US attempts to renew sanctions against Iran: UN envoy
Aug 20, 2020 23:29Russia 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.
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Zarif urges UN to fulfill legal obligations in face of US government defiance
Aug 20, 2020 21:32Tehran(IP) -The Iranian Foreign Minister said in a telephone conversation with the UN Secretary-General that the Islamic Republic of Iran expects the Secretary-General and members of the Security Council to fulfill their legal obligations in the face of US government defiance.
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US attempt to activate trigger mechanism will only result in its humiliation: Iran envoy
Aug 20, 2020 19:21Iran's permanent representative to the United Nations referred to the United States' efforts to activate the trigger mechanism, stressing that this would only result in the humiliation of the United States again.
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New York Times: It is unclear whether Trump is able to activate trigger mechanism
Aug 20, 2020 17:00Without European support, it is not clear how the United States alone would enforce UN sanctions against Iran while world powers are trying to save the 2015 nuclear deal.
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Moscow: return of UN sanctions against Iran 'absurd'
Aug 20, 2020 15:38Calling the US attempt to use the trigger mechanism "absurd", the Russian foreign ministry stressed that Washington has no legal or political right to demand the return of UN sanctions against Iran.
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Joe Biden officially becomes the Democratic Party’s nominee
Aug 19, 2020 05:04Democrats officially nominated former Vice President Joe Biden to be their presidential nominee by a virtual roll call on the second night of the Democratic National Convention.
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US efforts to fight multilateralism doomed to failure: Iran's Envoy
Aug 19, 2020 01:45The Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran in France said that the increasing efforts of the United States in the coming days and weeks, in the fight against multilateralism and international standards, are doomed to failure more than ever.
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Pompeo likely to visit UN in pursuit of sanctions on Iran: diplomats
Aug 19, 2020 00:18The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will likely travel to New York on Thursday to seek a return of all UN sanctions on Iran and meet with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, diplomats and a UN official said.
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US cannot trigger 'snapback' sanctions on Iran: Borrell
Aug 17, 2020 09:14The United States is not entitled to force the reinstatement of sanctions on Iran via the so-called 'snapback' mechanism linked to an international nuclear deal, European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell said.
