If Iran wants to be treated like a normal country, it must start acting like a normal country. That has not yet happened.” …
Mike Pompeo has accused European allies of ‘siding with the ayatollahs’ after they refused to back Trump on Iran
The UK, France, and Germany say the US cannot trigger the reimposition of UN sanctions on Iran, prompting fury in Washington.
U.S. faces opposition to Iran sanctions ‘snap back’ demand
The U.S. has been told it can’t withdraw from a deal and then use the resolution that endorsed it to re-impose sanctions.
Iran says US has no right to demand restoration of sanctions
Iran’s foreign minister has sent a letter to the U.N. Security Council saying the U.S. has no right to demand the restoration of U.N. sanctions against Iran …
New U.K. Sanctions Offer Opportunity to Narrow Transatlantic Gap on Iran | Opinion
According to U.K. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, the new sanctions are a “forensic tool.” Rather than impeding major patterns of global trade, these penalties expose and, importantly, aim to “deter” …
Trump redoubles vow to withdraw troops from Iraq; eyes prospects for oil deals
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday redoubled his promise to withdraw the few U.S. troops still in Iraq, but said Washington would remain ready to help if neighboring Iran took any hostile action.
United States triggers ‘snapback’ to restore U.N. sanctions on Iran
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday the United States has begun the process to restore U.N. sanctions on Iran that were removed following the signing of an Obama-era nuclear accord.
‘Blurry’ legality in U.S. demands for UN ‘snapback’ on Iran sanctions: Stratfor
The legality of the Trump administration triggering a “snapback” process on Iran sanctions in the United Nations Security Council is in a “murky space,” given the U.S. left the 2015 nuclear deal that …
U.S. moves to restore all U.N. sanctions on Iran in dispute over nuclear deal
The United States moved on Thursday to restore U.N. sanctions on Iran, including an arms embargo, arguing Tehran was in violation of a nuclear deal it struck with world powers in 2015 even though …
Pompeo Rebukes Allies on Iran, Hands UN Sanctions Demand
Secretary of State Michael Pompeo formally notified the United Nations of the U.S. demand to reinstate global sanctions against Iran and slammed European allies who oppose the move, accusing them of a …