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Security Council rejects U.S. demands on Iran

The U.N. Security Council rejected the Trump administration's attempt to use the 2015 Iran nuclear deal to restore international sanctions against Tehran.

,   and  John Heilprin
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Indonesia's U.N. Ambassador meets with the U.S. Secretary of State and U.S. Ambassador to the U.N.
As U.N. Security Council president, Indonesia's U.N. Ambassador Dian Triansyah Djani meets with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Kelly Craft (AN/Ron Przysucha)

UNITED NATIONS (AN) — The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday rejected the United States' attempt to use the 2015 Iran nuclear deal to restore international sanctions against Tehran, further exposing how isolated U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has become from the international community.

Indonesia's U.N. Ambassador Dian Triansyah Djani, whose nation holds this month's rotating council presidency, announced that most of the council's 15 member nations view the U.S. demands as illegal and unreasonable. The only exceptions were the United States and the Dominican Republic.

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