Says US has no right to demand re-imposition of UN sanctions<\/b>
\nThe US has no right to ask the UN Security Council to launch the \u2018snapback\u2019 mechanism, which allows the re-imposition of sanctions on Tehran, after Washington left the nuclear agreement, Beijing has said. China\u2019s foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian\u2019s said on Thursday that, given the US had already declared its withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), it \u201chas no due competence for demanding sanctions.\u201d This position is shared by most members of the Security Council and a wide international consensus, according to Zhao. Beijing firmly opposes unilateral sanctions and \u201clong-arm jurisdictions\u201d imposed by the US against other countries, he added. China also urges Washington to earnestly observe Security Council resolutions and fulfill its international obligations. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that he plans to inform the UN Security Council the following day about Washington\u2019s decision to launch the process of reinstating anti-Iranian sanctions, due to come into force in 30 days. The move comes after a US draft resolution on extending the arms embargo against Iran failed to secure enough votes at the Security Council on August 14. Russia and China voted against it, while 11 countries abstained from the vote. Pompeo also warned that the US was ready to sanction Russia and China if they opposed its effort to \u201csnapback\u201d sanctions on Tehran. Any such sanctions against China and Russia should be considered illegal because of the US\u2019 earlier withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, which stripped Washington of competence to put forward any demands on this issue, Zhao said. US threats to raise the question of restoring all previously lifted sanctions against Iran may lead to a serious crisis within the UN Security Council, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov warned on June 10. He also reminded Washington it had withdrawn from the JCPOA, and criticized the US for trying to \u201cpick and choose what serves its interests\u201d without regard for the views of others. The mayor of Austin, Texas, has decided to close public nature trails because of COVID-19. So Action 7 visits Barton Springs to open the park back up.<\/p>\n