China News Service, August 21. According to a report from the Russian Satellite Network on the 21st, the United States recently asked the United Nations to initiate a "quick restoration of sanctions" mechanism to restore sanctions on Iran. The foreign ministers of France, Germany and the United Kingdom issued a joint communiqué stating that the three countries do not support the US initiative to restore sanctions against Iran.
France, Germany and the United Kingdom issued a joint communiqué stating that after the United States withdrew in May 2018, it is no longer a participant in the "Joint Comprehensive Action Plan" (ie, the Iran Nuclear Agreement).
The communiqué stated, "Our position on the rationality of the notification submitted by the United States pursuant to Resolution 2231 has been clearly communicated to the leadership and all members of the UN Security Council. Therefore, we cannot support this initiative. It supports the "Joint Comprehensive Action". The plan’s current efforts are inconsistent."
According to UN Security Council Resolution 2231, the UN arms embargo on Iran will expire in October this year. From August 13th to 14th, the United Nations Security Council voted in writing on the draft resolution proposed by the United States to extend the arms embargo on Iran. As a result, the draft resolution was not passed. Once the United States "quickly restores" the United Nations sanctions on Iran, it will be unilaterally extended. An embargo on Iranian arms.