The 2015 multilateral nuclear deal, which imposed restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program in return for relief from sanctions and the related UN resolution 2231 officially expired last week.

Iran says Israel’s false claims about its nuclear program have been shaping US policies towards it, including its decision to join the Israeli attacks in June this year.

Russia and China, also signatories of the JCPOA, accused the UK, France, and Germany of violating the provisions of the nuclear deal by using threats of sanctions instead of approaching the issue diplomatically.

Months after facing Israeli and US aggression, Iran presented a resolution in the IAEA general conference demanding the prohibition of attacks or threats of attacks on nuclear sites under its safeguard.

The Trump administration unilaterally withdrew from the deal in May 2018 and imposed various sanctions against Iran without any international approval

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

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

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

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

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