US President Donald Trump wanted to issue a decree allowing the US administration to impose secondary sanctions on any state involved in the arms trade with Iran. It is reported by Reuters, citing sources.
The document implies, among other things, the deprivation of the respective countries of access to the US market. The American leader may publish it in the coming days, the source said.
Iran's Permanent Mission to the UN and the Trump administration have not yet commented on the information from Reuters.
Earlier in August, the Russian Foreign Ministry considered the US initiative to restore sanctions against Iran null and void. This, according to the department, is evidenced by the refusal of the UN Security Council to restore sanctions within the framework of resolution 2231.
Resolution 2231, which was adopted in 2015, contains a mechanism for the automatic renewal of UN sanctions against Iran if the country does not fulfill its obligations under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
The United States has repeatedly demanded an extension of the ban on arms supplies to Iran, which expires on October 18, 2020, in accordance with the terms of Tehran's so-called nuclear deal with the United States, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany. At the same time, in 2018, the American side announced its withdrawal from this agreement and threatened Iran with additional sanctions.
