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US 'Snaps Back' UN Sanctions on Iran

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   The United States is returning virtually all the U.N. sanctions on
   Iran, including an arms embargo, according to a Saturday night
   statement by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

   Calling Iran the world's leading state sponsor of terror and
   anti-Semitism, the statement said the sanctions are being reimposed
   through the snapback process contained in U.N. Security Council
   Resolution 2231, which implemented the Iran nuclear agreement.

   The U.S. took this action because Iran failed uphold its JCPOA
   commitments and the Security Council failed to extend the U.N. arms
   embargo on Iran, which had been in place for 13 years, the statement
   said.

   The statement also said, "The United States expects all U.N. member
   states to fully comply with their obligations to implement these
   measures." It said the U.S. would announce in the coming days
   "additional measures to strengthen implementation of U.N. sanctions and
   hold violators accountable."

   'Maximum pressure'

   "Our maximum pressure campaign on the Iranian regime will continue
   until Iran reaches a comprehensive agreement with us to rein in its
   proliferation threats and stops spreading chaos, violence and
   bloodshed," the statement said.

   Pompeo had met Wednesday with British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab in
   Washington. During a joint press conference, Pompeo said, "We will
   return to the United Nations to reimpose sanctions so that the arms
   embargo will become permanent next week."

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