Most of the world fairly quickly came to the realization that Iran’s single medium-range ballistic missile test did not violate a UN Security Council resolution on nuclear missiles, because the missile was not designed to fit a nuclear warhead. Even the Trump Administration seems to have come backed away from the claim, even if they used it as a pretext to impose new sanctions against Iran.
Now the Senate wants in. Never particularly worried about having a justification and always eager to take new hostile action against Iran as a matter of routine, Congressional hawks say they intend to impose a new round of sanctions on top of the Trump sanctions against Iran, again supposedly linked to the single missile test.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R – SC) falsely claimed that Iran had violated the UN resolution with the test, but the bulk of his comments made it clear what Iran actually did wasn’t a big part of the effort, saying he just thinks its time for Congress “to take Iran on directly.”
Sen. Chris Murphy (D – CT) insisted the sanctions were about “the emerging proxy war between Iran and Saudi,” insisting the US needed to get more heavily involved in that conflict, with the sanctions a way to signal a broader role in it.
Both our nation and Iran are UN members. If one member unilaterally enacts sanctions against another member without UN approval is that not an act of war?
Of course our government, assuming that it will sign such a bill, will never ask the UN Security Council for support and suffer a thundering no. That outcome has become even more predictable after President Obama abused the UN resolution on Libya. Russia, China, France and probably Great Britain will not be fooled again.
No dieter, the US has fallen back on Nato to legitimise their war when the UN failed to do so. And the US will likely do it again.
You must be aware that the UNSC is not the body that will have to relent to allow the US planned war on Iran. It will be the signatories to the Iran nuclear agreement. But of course, essentially the same countries will be involved.
Russia and China are two examples of nations that won’t be persuaded.
Maybe it would be fun to contemplate making a tradeoff to Russia on the deal?
Not to suggest that Putin would go for it!