Niger's envoy reaffirms rejection of Iran snapback sanctions as UN Security Council president

The African state's UN ambassador, who is chairing the Security Council for September, said the United States cannot trigger the return of UN sanctions on Iran.
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Abdou Abarry (L) meets with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (R) in this undated photo taken from Pompeo's Twitter page. The Aug. 20, 2020, post congratulated Abarry on his appointment to be the UN Security Council president for the month of September. - Twitter/US Department of State
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The new United Nations Security Council president, Niger, said the body will stick with a decision to not reimpose sanctions on Iran, despite the United States’ request, Reuters reported today. 

There is a monthly rotation of the presidency among the 15 countries that comprise the Security Council, and Niger is serving for September. Niger’s ambassador to the United Nations, Abdou Abarry, made the comments today.

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