UNITED NATIONS August 29, 2020 Iran to allow UN inspections of two suspected nuclear sites Iran has agreed to allow U.N. nuclear inspectors into two sites where experts believe the regime may have kept undeclared nuclear material -- just as the U.S. is trying to rally the international community to take a tougher stance on the regime.
UNITED NATIONS August 25, 2020 UN Security Council rejects US move to ‘snapback’ Iran sanctions; Trump administration pledges to keep going The U.N. Security Council’s president on Tuesday attempted to dismiss a U.S. move to “snapback” all U.N. sanctions on Iran -- a denial that led a furious U.N. Ambassador Kelly Craft to accuse the Council of “standing in the company of terrorists.”
UNITED NATIONS August 22, 2020 UN nuclear watchdog chief to visit Iran, push for access to suspected nuclear sites The head of the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog will go to Tehran on Monday to meet with Iranian authorities and urge them to grant the agency access to a number of suspected sites of undeclared nuclear material.
Iran August 20, 2020 Iran unveils two missiles named after military officials killed by U.S. forces Iran state TV announced Thursday that the nation has unveiled two new missiles, one named after a top Iranian military official killed by U.S. drone strikes this year.
Secretary of State August 20, 2020 US formally moves to restore UN sanctions on Iran, as Pompeo promises ‘America will not appease’ Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday formally began the process to “snapback” U.N. sanctions on Iran, promising that “America will not appease” and taking aim at European allies who he accused of endangering their own people.
Iran August 20, 2020 Trump administration to trigger ‘snapback’ of UN sanctions on Iran: What does it mean? The mechanism known as "snapback" was negotiated and included in U.N. Security Council Resolution 2231, which allows for sanctions and other restrictions to be immediately re-imposed on Iran if it was seen to be breaking the compact.
ӣƵ Flash August 19, 2020 Pompeo vows US will sanction Russia, China if they oppose Trump's 'snapback' of UN's Iran sanctions The United States will not hesitate to impose sanctions on any nation that opposes its effort to "snapback" United Nations sanctions on Iran, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told "Special Report" Wednesday night.
ISIS August 19, 2020 Why no ISIS member has been charged with genocide or sexual violence for crimes against Yazidis In August 2014, the world watched in helpless horror as ISIS operatives swarmed Yazidi-majority villages in and around Sinjar Mountain. Thousands of men were slaughtered on the spot and thousands of girls and women and carted off into sexual slavery.
Mali August 18, 2020 Mali's president resigns after being detained by mutinous troops The Mali president resigned Tuesday night after being detained with the prime minister in an apparent coup by mutinied soldiers who surrounded the presidential residence and fired shots into the air.
Iran August 18, 2020 The United Nations failed to renew the arms embargo on Iran. What does that mean? The United Nations Security Council last week rejected a U.S. effort to extend a 13-year-old embargo on Iran imports and exports of conventional weapons, including aircraft and tanks in and out of the Middle Eastern country.