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US President Donald Trump has threatened to trigger a “snapback” of international sanctions against Iran after suffering a “humiliating defeat” at the United Nations security council on Friday.
He told reporters on Saturday: “We’ll be doing a snapback. You’ll be watching it next week,” after a motion to extend a UN arms embargo on Iran was rejected.
Mr Trump said it was unlikely that he would attend an emergency summit of world leaders, called by Russian President Vladimir Putin, to avoid “confrontation” after the threat.
Trump threatens war and punitive tariffs to recapture Iranian resources – just as in 1953, when the CIA overthrew Mossadegh and US corporations immediately seized 40% of the oil, says SEVIM DAGDELEN
The US’s bid for regime change in the Islamic Republic has become more urgent as it seeks to encircle and contain a resurgent China, writes CARLOS MARTINEZ