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UN Security Council rejects US demand for 'snapback' sanctions on Iran

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo insisted last Thursday that the United States has the legal right to "snap back" UN sanctions

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Press Trust of India
The president of the UN Security Council on Tuesday rejected the Trump administration's demand to restore all UN sanctions on Iran, a move that drew an angry rebuke from the US ambassador who accused opponents of supporting “terrorists.” Indonesia's ambassador to the UN, Dian Triansyah Djani, whose country currently holds the rotating council presidency, made the announcement in response to requests from Russia and China to disclose the results of his polling of the views of all countries on the 15-member council.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo insisted last Thursday that the United States has the legal right to “snap