20 Aug 2020

Trump says US intends to trigger ‘snapback’ of UN sanctions on Iran

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The snapback mechanism was included as part of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. President Trump on Wednesday announced that the U.S. intends to “snapback” sanctions on Iran, days after the U.N. Security Council failed to extend a soon-to-expire arms embargo on … Read More
17 Aug 2020

Cruz calls for US to invoke ‘snapback’ on Iran arms embargo after failed UN vote, hits European ‘fecklessness’

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The UN Security Council rejected a US resolution to extend the arms embargo. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is calling for the Trump administration to use the snapback mechanism in the Iran nuclear deal that would allow the U.S. to force … Read More