The Trump administration argued that Iran has violated the terms of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Aug.20 that the United States has begun the process to re-impose sanctions on Iran lifted under the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. Pompeo tweeted, “Today I hand-delivered a letter to @UN Security Council President Dian Triansyah Djani to formally notify the Council of something we all know too well — Iran’s failure to meet its commitments under the terrible nuclear deal.” The process to re-impose sanctions on Iran begins. Today I hand-delivered a letter to @UN Security Council President Dian Triansyah Djani to formally notify the Council of something we all know too well—Iran’s failure to meet its commitments under the terrible nuclear deal. pic.twitter.com/MltLupj7lg Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) August 20, 2020 The letter, which was signed by U. S. Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft, argued that Iran’s violations of the deal include enriching uranium and gathering heavy water far beyond the limits established under the deal. “Despite extensive and exhaustive diplomacy efforts on the part of those [U. N. Security Council] Member States, Iran’s significant non-performance persists,” Craft wrote. “The United States is left with no choice but to notify the Council that Iran is in significant non-performance of its JCPOA [Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action] commitments.
