I take note of today’s announcement by the US.
US unilaterally ceased participation in #JCPOA on 8 May 2018.
It can not, therefore, be considered to be a JCPOA participant for the purposes of possible sanctions snapback foreseen by UNSC resolution 2231https://t.co/tVC5W8MbJ2
— Josep Borrell Fontelles (@JosepBorrellF) August 20, 2020
The United Kingdom,, France, Germany have rejected the Trump administration's demand to reinstate U.N. sanctions on Iran. Here is their full statement: pic.twitter.com/OBJyqyTvhy
— Robbie Gramer (@RobbieGramer) August 20, 2020
.@SecPompeo: We call on the international community to join us in crafting a stronger deal that addresses the full range of Iran’s malign behavior, and protects people of all nations that want to live free from its predations. pic.twitter.com/oCJIoo63Zd
— Department of State (@StateDept) August 20, 2020
Not a shocker but NB: @Belgium is the #UNSC "facilitator" of residual @UN sanctions on #Iran under SCR 2231. If @USUN claims it has triggered #snapback next month, #Belgium's decisions on how to manage the file will send message to wider world about the (in)validity of US stance. https://t.co/ahcbXTI2Je
— Richard Gowan (@RichardGowan1) August 20, 2020
Not quite. Europe faces choice between (1) eroding legitimacy of UNSC in eyes of Trump admin by ignoring snapback; or (ii) eroding its legitimacy in eyes of (most of) rest of world by supporting a US stance other states think is silly. That's still a genuinely hard choice. [1/2] https://t.co/YCXAmdtKoq
— Richard Gowan (@RichardGowan1) August 20, 2020
Pompeo and Trump talk a big game about "swagger" and strength. But this Iran Snapback sanctions gambit is probably the clearest example yet of how their actions have resulted in a thoroughly weakened United States.
— Mark Leon Goldberg (@MarkLGoldberg) August 20, 2020
The Trump administration will formally demand that the United Nations punish Iran with bruising sanctions for violating an agreement to limit its nuclear program — a deal from which the U.S. withdrew 2 years ago https://t.co/ZUPTnN4PNX
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) August 20, 2020
Mike Pompeo claims the Europeans have “sided with the Ayatollahs" by rejecting the U.S. "snapback" request. https://t.co/zXSaKegj04
— Zach Basu (@zacharybasu) August 20, 2020
Not content w/ one humiliating loss in the UNSC, Pompeo is going for another. Trying to unilaterally snapback UN sanctions will have no impact on Iran (unless it unwisely pulls out of the JCPOA), but will undermine the power of other UN sanctions. My take: https://t.co/yQWnqRdaYH
— Mark Fitzpatrick (@MarkTFitz) August 15, 2020