The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative
Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other
shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org.
August 17, 2020

Trump Vows to Reinstate U.N. Sanctions Against Iran
---------------------------------------------------

President Trump says he will unilaterally reinstate international
sanctions on Tehran, after the U.N. Security Council rejected a U.S.
resolution to extend the embargo on Iran. Trump plans to claim the U.S.
is still technically a "participant" in the 2015 Iran nuclear deal -
even though Trump himself withdrew from it - and can therefore order an
extension of sanctions if Iran violates the deal. Iran called the U.N.
vote a humiliating defeat, and European countries expressed doubt as to
whether Trump can unilaterally force such measures.


.