Iran offers full commitment to JCPOA if Biden decides to re-join the nuclear deal and lift all sanctions
The Trump administration unilaterally withdrew from the deal in May 2018 and imposed various sanctions against Iran without any international approval
US prepares to impose unilateral arms embargo against Iran after failing to garner support in the UN
The US is considering issuing an executive order within days which will threaten secondary sanctions against countries or firms buying or selling arms from and to Iran
UNSC rejects US demand for snapback sanctions against Iran
The admissibility of the notice submitted by Pompeo last week was questioned by 13 out of 15 members of the UNSC. Even US allies have pointed out that having left the deal in 2018, it cannot ask for sanctions
US Threatens Fresh Sanctions Against Iran, JCPOA Members
The US withdrew from the JCPOA or the Iran nuclear deal in 2018. However, it is now trying to get sanctions imposed on Iran claiming violations of a deal it is not even part of
Iran rejects US bid to reimpose sanctions
The United States, despite no longer being part of the JCPOA or the Iran nuclear deal, has been seeking the resumption of sanctions against Iran for supposed violations of the provisions of the deal
Why is the US threatening to activate ‘snapback’ sanctions on Iran?
The latest US threat of resuming sanctions comes after its failure to get the UN Security Council’s approval for an indefinite extension of the international arms embargo against Iran which is set to expire on October 18
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