The us announced the entry into force of UN sanctions against Iran and promised to punish for non-compliance. At an equivalent time, the UN Security Council didn't make such a choice .
“The us expects all UN member states to completely suits their commitments to implement these measures. In addition to the arms embargo, they include restrictions such as a ban on Iran from participating in the enrichment and processing of [uranium], a ban on testing and development Iran of ballistic missiles, and sanctions on the transfer of technology related to the atom and missiles, "- said US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Saturday evening.
The US also threatened those countries that might afflict this decision.
"If UN member states don't fulfill their obligations to implement these sanctions, the us is prepared to use our internal powers to arrange the results of this failure and to make sure that Iran doesn't enjoy activities prohibited by the UN," the secretary of state said.
UN
The UN Security Council blocked a US plan to return all sanctions against Iran, lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal, back in August. Many of the 15 member states then contested the proposal, since the US withdrew from the agreement with Iran two years ago.
WITHDAWL
The Donald Trump administration tried to initiate a return to sanctions after the Security Council rejected a US draft resolution that would indefinitely extend the arms embargo on Iran. The current ban expires in mid-October.
Under the nuclear deal, a group of world powers - China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States and Germany - relaxed sanctions against Iran in exchange for limiting its nuclear activities. Iran thus intended to prove that it's not developing nuclear weapons.
"Theatrical performance"
The fact that the UN Security Council did not take a decision on the renewal of sanctions, and the United States does not have such powers, was announced by representatives of several countries.
"They [the United States] can't be considered a celebration to the agreement and can't initiate the method of restoring UN sanctions in accordance with Security Council resolution 2231. In this regard, the obligations to lift sanctions in accordance with the agreement continue to apply," - said in a statement by the head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borell ...
The Russian Foreign Ministry also reacted not to the US statement, calling it "speculation" and "theatrical production."
"The facts are that the UN Security Council didn't take any action that might cause the resumption of the previous sanctions against Iran. Everything that Washington is doing is nothing quite a theatrical , staged so as to subordinate the safety Council to its policy of" maximum pressure "on Iran and turn this authoritative body into its handy tool. The number did not pass, "the ministry said.
IRAN'S REACTION
"The United States chose the wrong side. Tehran's message to Washington is transparent - return to the world community, act in accordance with your obligations, stop the riot. In this case, the planet community will accept you," Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Said Khatibzadeh quoted RIA Novosti.
REUTERS
Reuters reported last week, citing four unnamed sources, that President Trump intends to sign a decree allowing secondary sanctions to be imposed on any country that violates the ban on the supply of conventional weapons to Iran.
Iran to allow IAEA inspectors to visit former nuclear facilities.
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