US pressures UK on Iran sanctions at the UNLONDON: The US is putting pressure on the UK over the reimposition of UN sanctions on Iran, following London’s abstention on a crucial Security Council vote last week. The US, through its Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, is now attempting a “snapback” of sanctions eased under the JCPoA on Iran. There are also suggestions that, unlike the arms embargo, the JCPoA is not legally binding. A UK government spokesman said: “We share the US concern about Iranian proliferation and the impact this has on regional security. “We have been clear that expiry of the Iran arms embargo would have serious negative implications for regional security and stability,” the spokesman said, adding: “The (arms embargo) resolution did not represent a basis for achieving consensus.”

Source: Ethiopian News August 19, 2020 18:47 UTC