UN Security Council rejects Washington's calls for an indefinite extension to an arms embargo on Iran
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gives a news conference about dealings with China and Iran, and on the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, in Washington, US on June 24, 2020.
The US has become increasingly isolated over Iran at the Security Council since President Donald Trump pulled it out of the Iranian nuclear deal in May 2018. Since Trump pulled out and slapped unilateral sanctions on Iran under a campaign of "maximum pressure," Tehran has since taken small but escalating steps away from compliance with the nuclear accord as it presses for sanctions relief.
The United States has threatened to try to force a return of UN sanctions if it is not extended by using a controversial technique called "snapback."
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