UNSC Chair rejects US demand to reimpose sanctions on Iran
(VOVWORLD) - Indonesia, the UN Security Council President for August, has rejected a US request to trigger a resumption of all UN sanctions on Iran, said Indonesia’s UN Ambassador Dian Triansyah Djani on Tuesday.
 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (Photo: Reuters) |
Indonesia's statement was supported by nearly all UN Security Council members.
The US’s UN mission said UNSC resolutions give the US a legal basis for demanding a “snap back” of sanctions on Iran.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday said Iran is open to negotiation with the US if Washington returns to the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action agreement, pointing out that US efforts to pressure Iran have completely failed.