The so-called "big trio" of European countries opposed the September 20 deadline set by the U.S. to reimpose Iran's sanctions, writes Deutsche Welle.
The United Kingdom, Germany, and France oppose the U.S. deadline to impose new sanctions on Iran. They said any decision to reimpose the measures would not be legal.
In a letter to the U.N. Security Council, the European countries said that any decision to reimpose the U.N. sanctions would be "incapable of legal effect."
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Washington would do everything in its power to extend the international arms embargo on Iran, which will make the "world safer."
The State Secretary said that Iran would no longer be able to buy Russian air defense systems and Chinese tanks and create a hazard to world security. Pompeo threatened Russia and China by embargos if they oppose the U.S. demands.
Re-sanctioning of Iran is defined by the 2231 resolution of the U.N. Security Council that ratified the nuclear agreement 2015 with Iran. Any party of the agreement is eligible to require resumption of embargos against Iran imposed earlier if it violates the terms of the agreement.
The United States left the nuclear agreement unilaterally in 2018. Hence, Great Britain, Germany, and France no longer consider the United States a party of the agreement and has no right to demand Iran's re-sanctioning. Though Washington is sure, there is a mechanism to use their right once its signature is on the resolution.
