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Iranpress: Russian FM condemns US attempts to extend Iran

Russian FM condemns US attempts to extend Iran's arms embargo

Sunday, 23 August 2020 06:13

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov condemned Washington attempts to “modernize” JCPOA and to extend the arms embargo against Iran which ends in October after an unsuccessful UN Security Council vote on an American resolution.

Iranpress:

'US to increase efforts to re-impose Iran's arms embargo'

Sunday, 23 August 2020 00:37

The United States will increase diplomatic consultations over the next month to reimpose the Iran arms embargo, State Department Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus told Al Arabiya English.

Iranpress: Zarif again challenges US claims to extend Iran

Zarif again challenges US claims to extend Iran's arms embargo

Saturday, 22 August 2020 23:24

Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif, in a video message on Twitter on Saturday night entitled "In their own words" raised the question: Does the United States can invoke UN Security Council Resolution 2231 as a party to Iran's nuclear deal?

Iranpress: US isolated as allies and opponents reject its bid to snapback UN sanctions on Iran

US isolated as allies and opponents reject its bid to snapback UN sanctions on Iran

Friday, 21 August 2020 14:50

The Trump administration was left isolated on the world stage as foreign allies and competitors alike rejected its demand to restore UN sanctions on Iran Thursday.

Iranpress: Belgium: US can not trigger snapback of Iran

Belgium: US can not trigger snapback of Iran's sanctions

Friday, 21 August 2020 06:04

Belgium announced that the US government could not trigger a snapback of Iran's sanctions through the JCPoA since it "ceased its participation" to the JCPoA in May 2018.

Iranpress: Deputy FM Araghchi: US request to snap back Iran

Deputy FM Araghchi: US request to snap back Iran's sanctions, null and void

Friday, 21 August 2020 02:07

Deputy Foreign Minister of Islamic Republic of Iran Seyed Abbas Araghchi said that the US request to the UN Security Council to ‘snap back’ sanctions against Iran is null and void.

Iranpress: Chinese spokesman: US has no authority to request return of sanctions on Iran

Chinese spokesman: US has no authority to request return of sanctions on Iran

Friday, 21 August 2020 01:32

China has said the United States has no right to demand ‘snapback’ of UN sanctions against Iran.

Iranpress: Russia requests UN Security Council meeting Friday on Iran: diplomats

Russia requests UN Security Council meeting Friday on Iran: diplomats

Friday, 21 August 2020 01:02

Russia requested a United Nations Security Council meeting on Iran on Friday, diplomats said, as the United States sought to restore all UN sanctions on Iran in a move rejected by Moscow.

Iranpress: France, Britain, Germany oppose US move to reimpose Iran sanctions

France, Britain, Germany oppose US move to reimpose Iran sanctions

Friday, 21 August 2020 00:54

France, Germany, and Britain will not support a US demand to the United Nations to reimpose sanctions on Iran over accusations it violated its 2015 nuclear deal, they said in a joint statement on Thursday.

Iranpress: US formally requests ‘snapback’ of UN sanctions against Iran

US formally requests ‘snapback’ of UN sanctions against Iran

Thursday, 20 August 2020 23:55

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has sent a formal request to the UN Security Council to ‘snap back’ sanctions against Iran, claiming Tehran violated the 2015 nuclear deal that Washington has unilaterally ditched.

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