U.S. Government focuses on Security Council response to UN sanctions revival procedure in Iran

Security Council focus on U.S. government revival procedure for UN sanctions August 21, 10:52

The U.S. government has taken steps to revive all sanctions the UN had imposed before the agreement was signed, alleging that Iran violated the nuclear agreement. However, there is an opinion that the United States has already withdrawn from the nuclear agreement and the procedure is not effective, so the future focus of the Security Council is the focus.

The U.S. Trump administration has submitted a resolution calling for an extension to the Security Council this month, saying that the arms embargo against Iran, which will be lifted in October based on the nuclear agreement, should be continued, but opposed this month. Many were rejected.

In response to this, Secretary of State Pompeio met with the Chairman of the Security Council at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on the 20th, and Iran was carrying out uranium enrichment activities beyond the limits of the agreement and spreading weapons to terrorist organizations etc. He said that he would take steps to lead to the resumption of UN sanctions, including continued arms embargo.

This is a mechanism in which the participating countries of the nuclear agreement can file a complaint with the Security Council if they judge that there is a violation in Iran, but the United States has withdrawn from the nuclear agreement in 2018, Russia and China. Said that the procedure was not valid and that Iran was strongly repulsed.

If UN sanctions are reinstated, it will inevitably become more difficult to maintain a nuclear agreement, and the focus will be on how the Security Council will make US complaints.

UN sanctions on Iran

Under the nuclear agreement, if a participating country determines that Iran is in breach of the agreement, it may file a complaint with the UN Security Council and reinstate its sanctions against Iran. A mechanism called "snapback" is a strict measure that can restore sanctions to the state before the nuclear agreement.

If UN sanctions are reintroduced, the uranium enrichment activities now allowed within the scope of peaceful use will be called for to cease. In addition, the embargo on Iran, which was scheduled to be lifted in October based on the nuclear agreement, and the movement restriction to the executives of the elite military organization and Revolutionary Guard Corps will be continued.

On the other hand, in 2018, the U.S. Trump administration has imposed sanctions on financial and crude oil transactions in line with the departure from the nuclear agreement in 2018, which has already completely restricted the business between Iran and companies in each country. It has been. Therefore, it has been pointed out that the impact of UN sanctions on the economy is not so great.

A diplomatic source stationed in Iran said, "The situation surrounding the Iranian economy is already extremely severe, and even if UN sanctions are implemented, there will be virtually no economic change."

However, the nuclear agreement has been maintained by major European nations, China, and the rest of the concerned countries even after the United States left, and by returning to the state before the UN sanctions were re-established and the agreement was signed, Maintaining the agreement will be even more difficult.

Diplomacy sources say, "It is the rules of the international community to obey UN sanctions, and the recurrence of UN sanctions impresses Iran's political isolation from the international community."

If UN sanctions are reinstated, Iran will certainly be more repulsive to the US, and fears that tensions will escalate.

US sanctions authority is effective or focus

The United States Trump administration broke out of the Iran nuclear agreement in 2018, and the focus is on whether it has the power to petition Iran for the resumption of UN sanctions called "snapback."

The nuclear agreement allows participating countries to notify the Security Council if Iran is found to be in breach of the agreement.

In that case, the Security Council would resume the sanctions that the UN had imposed on Iran before the automatic nuclear agreement was signed, unless a resolution was adopted that would allow the removal of sanctions against Iran within 30 days. Become.

Originally, this procedure is to be brought to the UN only if the countries participating in the nuclear agreement have discussed at foreign ministers' meetings etc. and still cannot resolve it, but the United States, which has already left the nuclear agreement, will take these steps. It is a form that notified the Security Council without passing.

Many members of the Security Council, mainly Russia and China, argue that the United States does not have the authority to apply for the resumption of UN sanctions, and in the future it will be discussed at the United Nations whether the US notification is valid. That's right.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran “No authority over the US”

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran, Foreign Minister Zaleaf met with UN Secretary-General Guterres over the telephone on the 20th.

In this, Foreign Minister Zarif argued that the United States is not a member of the nuclear agreement and has no authority to appeal, as the United States is trying to reinstate the UN sanctions against Iran.

In addition, "The movement of the United States destroys the international mechanism and leads to the reduction of the trust of the United Nations Security Council. I hope the members of the Security Council will take appropriate measures against the tyranny of the United States." about it.

France Germany UK foreign minister “cannot support”

French, German, and British foreign ministers jointly issued a statement on the 20th, saying that the U.S. government was in the process of restoring UN sanctions against Iran. I cannot support my actions," he said.

In addition, he said, "For issues that Iran does not intentionally comply with the obligations of the nuclear agreement, it should be done through dialogue among the participants of the nuclear agreement, such as the Joint Committee and the dispute resolution mechanism."