Mike Pompeo accused European allies of 'siding with the ayatollahs' once they refused to back Trump on Iran
The US wants to reimpose sanctions on Iran that were removed under the 2015 atomic thing.
But the United Kingdom, France, and Germany have refused to honor.
The Trump administration is trying to reimpose sanctions on Tehran since it considers Iran has violated the terms of the 2015 agreement, called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.Under the bargain, the participating countries -- the UK, France, Germany, Russia, and China -- lifted sanctions on Iran in exchange for Tehran accepting limits on its nuclear activity, with the goal of stopping Iran from getting nuclear weapons. The US walked away from the agreement in 2018.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's authorities said in a joint announcement with France and Germany on Thursday that the US could not utilize"snapback" measures to reimpose sanctions because it's no longer part of the nuclear thing.
"France, Germany and the United Kingdom ('the E3') notice that the US ceased to be a participant to the JCPoA following their withdrawal from the deal on 8 May, 2018," it stated, adding,"We cannot therefore support this activity that is incompatible with our current efforts to support the JCPoA."
The so-called snapback steps provide a participating country the capability to activate the reimposition of sanctions on Iran within 30 days if it notifies the UN Security Council that Tehran has violated the terms of the agreement. Pompeo reacted angrily to the rejection of the US's plan. "No nation but the United States has had the guts and conviction to put forward a resolution. Instead, they opted to side with the ayatollahs," he said, according to the BBC.
"America won't join within this failure of leadership," he explained. "America will not appease. America will lead."
The Trump administration made a decision to pursue the snapback measures after it failed to expand a UN arms embargo on Iran beyond October. The Dominican Republican was the sole nation to support the US resolution in the UN Security Council a week.
Pompeo stated last week that the UN Security Council's"failure to act decisively in protection of global peace and safety is inexcusable."
The disagreement over Iran is the most recent episode in the US's strained relationship with Europe.
President Donald Trump has a particularly fraught connection with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, exacerbated lately by his decision to draw almost 12,000 troops out of Germany and from the US's opposition to a new gas pipeline linking Germany and Russia.
But the United Kingdom, France, and Germany have refused to honor.
The Trump administration is trying to reimpose sanctions on Tehran since it considers Iran has violated the terms of the 2015 agreement, called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.Under the bargain, the participating countries -- the UK, France, Germany, Russia, and China -- lifted sanctions on Iran in exchange for Tehran accepting limits on its nuclear activity, with the goal of stopping Iran from getting nuclear weapons. The US walked away from the agreement in 2018.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's authorities said in a joint announcement with France and Germany on Thursday that the US could not utilize"snapback" measures to reimpose sanctions because it's no longer part of the nuclear thing.
"France, Germany and the United Kingdom ('the E3') notice that the US ceased to be a participant to the JCPoA following their withdrawal from the deal on 8 May, 2018," it stated, adding,"We cannot therefore support this activity that is incompatible with our current efforts to support the JCPoA."
The so-called snapback steps provide a participating country the capability to activate the reimposition of sanctions on Iran within 30 days if it notifies the UN Security Council that Tehran has violated the terms of the agreement. Pompeo reacted angrily to the rejection of the US's plan. "No nation but the United States has had the guts and conviction to put forward a resolution. Instead, they opted to side with the ayatollahs," he said, according to the BBC.
"America won't join within this failure of leadership," he explained. "America will not appease. America will lead."
The Trump administration made a decision to pursue the snapback measures after it failed to expand a UN arms embargo on Iran beyond October. The Dominican Republican was the sole nation to support the US resolution in the UN Security Council a week.
Pompeo stated last week that the UN Security Council's"failure to act decisively in protection of global peace and safety is inexcusable."
The disagreement over Iran is the most recent episode in the US's strained relationship with Europe.
President Donald Trump has a particularly fraught connection with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, exacerbated lately by his decision to draw almost 12,000 troops out of Germany and from the US's opposition to a new gas pipeline linking Germany and Russia.