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Agencies:

WASHINGTON: The United States will demand Thursday that all United Nations sanctions be reimposed against Iran, President Donald Trump said, a move that follows America's embarrassing defeat to extend an arms embargo against Tehran.

The administrations insistence on snapping back International sanctions against Iran sets the stage for a contentious dispute. It's possible that the US call will be ignored by other UN members an outcome that could call into question the UN Security Council's ability to enforce its own legally binding decisions.

`It's a snap back'', Trump said.

Trump said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to New York on Thursday to present the US demand to reimpose the sanctions, accusing Iran of significant non-
compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal.

The Trump administration wants to reimpose all International sanctions that had been eased under that deal. Other nations claim the US has no standing to make the demand because the Trump administration pulled the US has no standing to make the demand because the Trump administration pulled the US out of the Iran nuclear deal two years ago.