Iran says US in 'maximum isolation' after major powers reject snapback

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The sanctions had been lifted when Tehran signed the 2015 treaty on its nuclear programme. FMTNews IranUS Sanctions UN

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani made the statement in a televised cabinet meeting.

But Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said a concerted campaign by Washington to pressure Tehran had backfired. He also stepped up Washington’s own sanctions as part of a “maximum pressure” campaign against the Islamic republic. China’s mission to the UN tweeted that the US move was “devoid of any legal, political or practical effect”, adding that it was “time to end the political drama by the US”.

With around six weeks to go until the US presidential election, Trump could unveil those measures in a speech at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.

 

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