US reimposes sanctions on Iran
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday that the US "expects all UN Member States to comply” with snapback sanctions on the Islamic Republic.
The US announced on Saturday night that UN sanctions are being reimposed on Iran. The snapback of sanctions was triggered 30 days ago, following the Security Council’s vote not to extend the arms embargo on the Islamic Republic. It was not immediately clear if other members of the Security Council would comply with the new sanctions.Russia and China opposed the American move to extend the arms embargo, and the UK, France and Germany raised objections as well. The sanctions were suspended following the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran.
Virtually all @UN sanctions have returned on Iran, the leading state sponsor of terrorism and anti-Semitism. This includes a permanent extension of the arms embargo. This is great news for peace in the region!— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) September 20, 2020
Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi thanked the US for taking action.
“I call on all countries to stand with the US, prevent the sale of weapons to Iran and to enforce the sanctions in their entirety,” Ashkenazi said.
He also called on France, the UK and Germany, known as the E3, to “work towards rigorously implementing the sanctions regime on the national level, as well as on the EU level and through UN mechanisms.”
EU sanctions on Iran are in force until 2023.