Pompeo says nations that fail to enact sanctions will be banned from US' financial system and markets. FMTNews
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has promised that measures would be announced against sanction ‘violators’.
The threat is formidable: those deemed to be in defiance by Washington will be denied access to the US financial system and markets. “Any decision or action taken with a view to re-installing would be incapable of legal effect,” France, Britain and Germany said in a joint letter sent Friday to the Security Council and of which AFP has obtained a copy.
In mid-August, Trump’s administration suffered a resounding defeat at the UN Security Council when it tried to extend the embargo on conventional weapons being sent to Tehran, which was due to expire in October. But Trump said that the landmark accord, negotiated by his predecessor Barack Obama, was insufficient and withdrew the US from the agreement in 2018, then renewed and even strengthened Washington’s bilateral sanctions.At the moment, the US is insisting it is still a participant in the agreement that it stormed out of, but only so that it can activate the “snapback” option.
Washington is hammering home that the arms embargo has been extended “indefinitely” and that many activities related to Tehran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs are now subject to international sanctions.
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