The 18 countries, many of whom face unilateral sanctions by the US or EU members, have called for respecting the principles of the UN charter such as multilateralism, peace, and respect of national sovereignty

Formed after the second world war, the UN as a multilateral forum to preserve world peace and security is facing the growing challenge of US unilateralism and its complete disregard for international laws

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

After the Donald Trump administration imposed tariffs on USD 200 billion dollars worth of goods, China retaliated by imposing tariffs on USD 60 billion worth of US goods