US President Donald Trump has announced that he intends to use "snapbacks" at the United Nations next week to extend international sanctions against Iran.
At the diplomatic level, snapbacks are a controversial technique that could force UN Security Council member states to extend global arms embargoes against Iran.
Donald Trump's announcement comes as US President George W. Bush has rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin's call for a summit of world leaders on Iran, saying Washington may not be taking part.
"We will snap back," Donald Trump told reporters the day after the US Security Council failed to extend its arms embargo.
"You'll all see it next week," he added.
It should be noted that the United States has threatened to lift all UN sanctions on Iran using the "snapback" included in the 2015 nuclear deal.
Diplomats, on the other hand, said the United States would face strong opposition to any such move.
Geert Blank, a former State Department official involved in the Iran nuclear deal, warned in a tweet about the consequences of Trump's intentions.
"Snapbacks will be a catastrophic blow to the UN Security Council, and a blow to the US role in the future," he said.
What is this UN snapback?
With the implementation of the UN snapback, Iran will have to give up all its efforts to acquire nuclear weapons, including research and imports of equipment used for nuclear enrichment.
In a way, Iran will again be banned from buying global weapons.
In addition, other countries will have the authority to inspect shipments from Iran and seize any prohibited goods.
How will Snapback be applied?
The United States will have to file a complaint to the Security Council against Iran for violating its nuclear program.
The council will then have to vote on a resolution on Iran's sanctions within 30 days.
If the resolution is not submitted by the deadline, all 2015 sanctions imposed on Iran will automatically be re-imposed.
Some diplomats say the United States could file a complaint early next week.
The United States has never been so lonely before, Iran
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said in a tweet that the United States had never been so alone in its 75-year history.
The ban is set to expire on October 18 under a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers.
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued a brief statement on the failure of the UN Security Council resolution.
He called the failure of the resolution a failure of the Security Council and said the decision was unforgivable in defense of international peace and security.
China's ambassador to the United Nations, Zhang Jun, said in a statement that "once again it is clear that no one will support a unilateral system and bullying will fail."
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Earlier, on November 11, 2019, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani had said that the continued implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Action Plan (JCPOA) would result in the lifting of the arms embargo on Iran by 2020.
In 2015, the United States, Germany, France, Britain, Russia and China signed nuclear non-proliferation treaties with Iran in exchange for lifting global sanctions on Iran.
It should be noted that US President Donald Trump announced the withdrawal from the agreement reached with Iran last year and re-imposed sanctions on it.
In his speech in Washington, Trump said the United States had decided to withdraw from the global nuclear deal with Iran and would resume sanctions.
On the other hand, Germany, France, Britain, Russia and China want to restore the agreement under which Iran will reap economic benefits.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has warned the government not to pin its hopes on Europe because the creators of a nuclear deal with world powers with Tehran are under US pressure.
