The United States is set to call on the United Nations to reimplement sanctions on Iran after America's resounding defeat in the UN Security Council to expand a weapons embargo against the Islamic Republic.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that he has directed his senior White House officials to ask the UN for a "snap back" sanction on Tehran – a move that could further cut off the Trump administration and trigger an integrity issue for the UN.
The Trump regime's bidding on a snapback against Iran is seen to create a major discord. There is a likelihood that the U.S. demand will be disregarded by other members of the world body – a consequence that could cast doubt on the Security Council's capacity to carry out its own determination and commitment.
According to Trump, his administration won't let this Iran nuclear issue happen. "They'll never have a nuclear weapon," he told members of the media. "Mark it down," he stressed.
U.S. State Secretary Mike Pompeo is slated to fly to New York on Thursday to demonstrate the U.S. pressure to enforce the Iran sanctions. The U.S. claims the country is violating the 2015 nuclear agreement. The U.S. move to invoke a snapback enables other countries to demand the reimposition of all U.N. penalties in a thorny process that cannot be suppressed by a veto.
The sanctions had been loosened under the 2015 deal that Trump backed out of of in 2018. But last week, the White House failed in its attempt to extend an international arms embargo on Tehran and has now shifted to a different type of offensive.
However, other participants in the Security Council claim that the U.S. no longer has any status to demand because the Trump administration abandoned the Iran nuclear agreement two years ago.
China and Russia, as well as American allies France and Britain, heavily oppose the Trump administration's snapback move, which could set in motion a scuffle over the credibility of the Security Council.
