The United States acted on Thursday after the Security Council resoundingly rejected its bid last week to extend an arms embargo on Iran beyond its expiration in October. The United States would be able to veto this, giving it a cleaner argument that sanctions on Iran have to be reimposed. The United States argues that it can trigger the sanctions snapback process because the 2015 Security Council resolution still names it as a nuclear deal participant. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres distanced himself from the showdown in the Security Council. "Security Council members will need to interpret their own resolution," U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters.

Source: dna August 22, 2020 04:29 UTC