The administration said that its triggering of the “snapback” mechanism in the UN Security Council resolution that enshrined the 2015 Iran nuclear deal had taken effect at 8 p.m. Eastern Time. we initiated the snapback process to restore virtually all previously terminated UN sanctions, including the arms embargo,” he said. “The United States expects all UN, member states to fully comply with their obligations to implement these measures,” Pompeo said. They say the US lost legal standing to invoke snapback when President Donald Trump withdrew from the nuclear deal in 2018 and reimposed American sanctions on Iran. Thus, the three countries said, the sanctions relief provided by the nuclear deal will remain in place.

Source: Manila Times September 20, 2020 06:56 UTC