European allies attack Trump admin over bid to restore sanctions on Iran

How this dispute plays out in the weeks ahead remains to be seen, but Thursday's US move set the stage for a showdown in the United Nations

The Trump administration ran into immediate opposition after its top diplomat officially informed the United Nations it is demanding the restoration of all UN sanctions on Iran. Allies and opponents declared the US action illegal and doomed to failure.
 

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo insisted that the United States has the legal right to “snap back” UN sanctions even though US President Donald Trump pulled out of the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and six major powers that was endorsed by the UN Security Council.
 

Russia and China, along with European allies Britain, France and Germany, who often disagree,