On August 20, local time, France, Germany and Britain collectively announced their opposition to the United States seeking to restart all sanctions against Iran within the framework of the United Nations. Subsequently, US Secretary of State Pompeo severely criticized these three allies for "choosing to stand with Iran's Ayatollah (a senior cleric of Shiite Islam) instead of being consistent with the United States."
China and Russia also criticized the United States. China's Permanent Mission to the United Nations said on the 20th that the US demand was groundless and unreasonable, and it was purely a self-made political performance. Zhang Jun, China's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, said that the overwhelming majority of Security Council members believed that the United States was not qualified to resume sanctions and was "doomed to failure".
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Arab countries remain silent:
Bloomberg News 2 1 reported that the Arab countries facing the greatest risk of Iran have disappeared when Trump administration is about to show its cards again at the United Nations. Considering Iran's "clear and present danger" to its neighbors, one might think that the leaders of these countries will actively lobby the members of the Security Council to help the United States ensure that Tehran will not acquire more advanced weapons.
However, apart from the statement issued by the Gulf Cooperation Council calling for the extension of the arms embargo against Iran, no Arab country has publicly supported the American efforts. To a great extent, Arab silence represents Pompeo's diplomatic failure in mobilizing its allies to support the American cause.
World wide web-the United States suffered a "humiliating cold reception"! The United States proposes to resume sanctions against Iran. Britain, France and Germany jointly said "no" to the United States.