The president of the UN Security Council on Tuesday rejected the Trump administration's demand to restore all UN sanctions on Iran.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo insisted last Thursday that the US had the legal right to "snap back" UN sanctions. All the council members, except the Dominican Republic, informed the council president that the US administration's action was illegal because US President Donald Trump withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal.
"In my view there is no consensus in the council," UNSC President Dian Triansyah Djani said. "Thus, the president is not in the position to take further action."
