The U.S. followed through on its threat to unilaterally restore sanctions against Iran, defying widespread international criticism.
WASHINGTON (AN) — U.S. President Donald Trump's administration followed through on its threat to unilaterally restore sanctions against Iran on Monday, defying widespread international criticism that the action is illegal.
The Trump administration, after failing to persuade the United Nations Security Council to use the 2015 Iran nuclear deal to restore sanctions against Tehran, said it was triggering a "non-performance” clause under the deal allowing for so-called “snapback” U.N. sanctions.
A Swiss-led U.N. Security Council committee will find it harder to deal with 'suspicions' of sanctions violations.
Sweden does not share a border with Russia, but its coastlines stretch 3,218 kilometers to its east along the Baltic Sea.
The symbolic clock will remain set at the closest point to the symbolic hour of apocalpyse it has ever been since 1947.
The U.N. nuclear watchdog has reported that Tehran increased its output of near weapons-grade uranium.
The group of organizations that reviewed the U.N. agency recommends several ways of strengthening its neutrality.
The humanitarian nightmare and attacks on civilians in Gaza dominated the U.N. Security Council's quarterly open debate.
Climate scientists have warned for decades about bleaching of coral reefs, which are nurseries for commercial fisheries.
This year and next mark the countdown to a 2025 deadline for governments to strengthen their carbon-cutting plans.
