In the wake of the imminent end of the arms embargo, the US envoy on Iran threatens the ayatollahs' regime • Foreign Minister Pompeo: We will turn to the UN to return the sanctions
Pompeo demands the extension of the embargo
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The Trump administration has pledged to impose sanctions on international arms manufacturers planning to carry out arms deals with the Islamic Republic, amid the imminent end of the arms embargo imposed on Iran by the Security Council.
Elliott Abrams, the US special envoy for Iran, issued the warning at a press briefing hours after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the United States would turn to the UN again next week to try and restore sanctions against Iran, despite lack of support among some permanent members of the Security Council. UN.
On August 14, the Security Council rejected an American attempt to extend the international arms embargo on the Ayatollahs regime beyond its expiration date in October, but the United States continues its efforts to retaliate based on its own legal interpretation.
The UN Security Council a month ago rejected a US proposal to extend its arms embargo on Iran indefinitely.
We will impose new sanctions on Iran in the coming days. "
The arms embargo on Iran, which began in 2007, is expected to end on October 18 this year.
Secretary of State Pompeo demanded an extension as early as April, following growing concerns in the US administration and in Israel that following the coronation crisis, which has claimed many victims among the Iranian people, Tehran will decide to speed up the nuclear project.
