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Pompeo declares Iran nuclear accord no longer in force
Summary
A look back at a day when Washington's declaration on the 2015 deal met opposition from Britain, France, Germany, China and Russia.
What did it mean when the United States declared an international agreement dead while its partners said otherwise? On 19 September 2020, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared the 2015 nuclear accord with Iran no longer in force.
Pompeo also warned that the United States was prepared to use its domestic authorities to impose consequences on other countries that did not enforce the sanctions. The warning extended Washington's stance beyond Iran itself, towards any state unwilling to comply.
The move drew opposition. Britain, France, Germany, China and Russia all opposed the snapback sanctions, leaving the United States at odds with both its European partners and with Moscow and Beijing.
A Ukrainian security document
Five days earlier, on 14 September 2020, Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, had approved the National Security Strategy of Ukraine, titled "Human Security – Security of the Country". It was a domestic step, separate from the Iran dispute, but it fell in the same week.
