WEBVTT 00:00.150 --> 00:02.317 Good afternoon , everyone . Just a few 00:02.317 --> 00:04.372 minutes ago , I delivered letters to 00:04.372 --> 00:06.430 both the U . N secretary general 00:06.440 --> 00:08.329 terrorism to the president of the 00:08.329 --> 00:11.290 Security Council . Notify them that the 00:11.290 --> 00:13.068 United States is initiating the 00:13.068 --> 00:15.480 restoration of virtually all U . N . 00:15.480 --> 00:17.647 Sanctions on Iran lifted under U . N . 00:17.647 --> 00:20.070 Security Council Resolution 22 31 . 00:21.090 --> 00:22.868 This process will lead to those 00:22.868 --> 00:24.923 sanctions coming back into effect 30 00:24.923 --> 00:28.180 days from today . Our message is very , 00:28.180 --> 00:30.347 very simple . United States will never 00:30.347 --> 00:32.569 allow the world's largest state sponsor 00:32.569 --> 00:34.569 of terrorism to freely buy and sell 00:34.800 --> 00:36.800 planes , tanks , missiles and other 00:36.800 --> 00:39.760 kinds of conventional weapons . These U . 00:39.760 --> 00:42.270 N sanctions will continue the arms 00:42.270 --> 00:45.270 embargo Police to say , too , that 00:45.270 --> 00:47.381 these restored sanctions will also re 00:47.381 --> 00:49.492 impose accountability for other forms 00:49.492 --> 00:51.492 of Iranian malign activity that the 00:51.492 --> 00:53.603 authors of the nuclear deal foolishly 00:53.603 --> 00:56.450 downplayed . Iran will again be 00:56.450 --> 00:58.339 prohibited from ballistic missile 00:58.339 --> 01:00.560 testing . Iran will be back under 01:00.560 --> 01:02.227 sanctions for ongoing nuclear 01:02.227 --> 01:04.282 activities such as the enrichment of 01:04.282 --> 01:06.449 nuclear material that could be applied 01:06.449 --> 01:08.970 to a nuclear weapons program . This is 01:08.970 --> 01:10.980 happening , of course , at a moment 01:10.980 --> 01:13.210 when Iran is refusing to allow the IAEA 01:13.210 --> 01:14.877 to inspect sites suspected of 01:14.877 --> 01:16.988 undeclared nuclear activity that were 01:16.988 --> 01:19.210 formerly part of Iran's nuclear weapons 01:19.210 --> 01:21.980 program . President Trump in this 01:21.980 --> 01:23.950 administration have discarded the 01:23.950 --> 01:26.430 fiction that the regime merrily seeks a 01:26.430 --> 01:28.374 peaceful nuclear program . We will 01:28.374 --> 01:30.374 never allow the Islamic Republic of 01:30.374 --> 01:33.000 Iran to have a nuclear weapon . Our 01:33.000 --> 01:34.944 actions today to should come as no 01:34.944 --> 01:37.111 surprise to anyone . Our team has made 01:37.111 --> 01:39.333 every diplomatic effort over now almost 01:39.333 --> 01:41.500 two years to renew this arms embargo . 01:41.800 --> 01:43.967 I want to thank the Dominican Republic 01:43.967 --> 01:46.078 for standing with us in this effort . 01:46.400 --> 01:49.640 Our friends in Germany , France and the 01:49.640 --> 01:52.290 United Kingdom the E three all told me 01:52.290 --> 01:54.512 privately that they don't want the arms 01:54.512 --> 01:57.520 embargo lifted either . And yet today , 01:57.940 --> 01:59.750 in the end , they provided no 01:59.750 --> 02:02.320 alternatives , no options , no country . 02:02.320 --> 02:04.209 But the United States has had the 02:04.209 --> 02:06.431 courage and conviction to put forward a 02:06.431 --> 02:08.431 resolution . Instead , they chose , 02:08.431 --> 02:10.487 decide with Ayatollahs their actions 02:10.487 --> 02:12.653 endanger the people of Iraq of Yemen , 02:12.653 --> 02:15.370 Lebanon , Syria and , indeed their own 02:15.370 --> 02:18.680 citizens as well . In stark contrast , 02:19.540 --> 02:21.596 the Gulf Cooperation Council nations 02:21.596 --> 02:23.880 deserve praise for showing courage and 02:23.880 --> 02:26.102 unity and warning about the danger from 02:26.102 --> 02:29.460 Iran . Two weeks ago , Boron , Bahrain , 02:29.730 --> 02:32.010 Kuwait , Oman , Qatar , Saudi Arabia 02:32.020 --> 02:34.131 and United remembers sent a letter to 02:34.131 --> 02:36.242 the Security Council urging a renewal 02:36.242 --> 02:38.353 of the arms embargo before it expired 02:38.353 --> 02:41.090 in October . As Iran's neighbors , they 02:41.090 --> 02:43.257 know better than anyone else the havoc 02:43.340 --> 02:45.760 that Iran could create . With these 02:45.760 --> 02:49.040 weapons . Look , the world and 02:49.040 --> 02:51.207 especially our European friends on the 02:51.207 --> 02:53.207 Security Council should have heeded 02:53.207 --> 02:55.790 their words . America won't join in 02:55.790 --> 02:57.846 this failure of leadership . America 02:57.846 --> 02:59.970 will not appease America will lead . 03:01.300 --> 03:03.467 The leadership begins with recognising 03:03.467 --> 03:05.578 the Islamic Republic of Iran for what 03:05.578 --> 03:07.189 it truly is . A theocratic , 03:07.189 --> 03:09.880 revolutionary , brutish regime that 03:09.880 --> 03:12.102 will not voluntarily seek peace or make 03:12.102 --> 03:14.158 life better for the Iranian people . 03:15.330 --> 03:17.580 The one sided , foolish nuclear deal 03:17.580 --> 03:20.190 didn't bring security for America . It 03:20.190 --> 03:22.246 didn't bring stability to the Middle 03:22.246 --> 03:24.468 East , nor did it moderate the regime's 03:24.468 --> 03:27.440 behavior , and it never can . It never 03:27.440 --> 03:30.100 will . Today's actions puts additional 03:30.100 --> 03:31.989 pressure on Iran to behave like a 03:31.989 --> 03:34.156 normal country and to come back to the 03:34.156 --> 03:36.044 bargaining table . We call on the 03:36.044 --> 03:38.156 international community to join us in 03:38.156 --> 03:40.378 crafting a stronger deal that addresses 03:40.378 --> 03:42.156 the full range of Iran's malign 03:42.156 --> 03:44.156 behavior and protects people of all 03:44.156 --> 03:46.267 nations that simply want to live free 03:46.267 --> 03:48.322 from Iranian predation . Thank you . 03:48.480 --> 03:50.258 Happy to take a few questions . 03:52.140 --> 03:54.029 Thank you . Mr Secretary Michelle 03:54.029 --> 03:56.210 Nichols from Reuters . Aziz just 03:56.210 --> 03:58.432 mentioned this process could take up to 03:58.432 --> 04:00.490 30 days unless someone puts a 04:00.490 --> 04:02.980 resolution forward beforehand to extend 04:02.980 --> 04:05.280 the sanctions relief on Iran . Has the 04:05.280 --> 04:07.250 United States asked the Dominican 04:07.250 --> 04:09.472 Republic to do this ? So you convey toe 04:09.472 --> 04:11.583 that ? Or are you considering putting 04:11.583 --> 04:13.583 forward that resolution yourself to 04:13.583 --> 04:16.440 veto and on Europe ? The your European 04:16.440 --> 04:18.162 colleagues have just put out a 04:18.162 --> 04:20.162 statement saying they can't support 04:20.162 --> 04:22.384 this move . Russia has said this is non 04:22.384 --> 04:24.650 existent . What's your message to 04:24.650 --> 04:26.817 Russia , China and other countries who 04:26.817 --> 04:29.210 may not reimpose U . N sanctions on 04:29.210 --> 04:32.540 Iran after 30 days ? Well , as for the 04:32.540 --> 04:34.373 process , we're confident that a 04:34.373 --> 04:36.429 resolution will be introduced . It's 04:36.429 --> 04:38.596 required under City Council resolution 04:38.596 --> 04:40.651 22 31 we spoke with the president of 04:40.651 --> 04:42.707 the Council about that today . We're 04:42.707 --> 04:44.873 confident that that will happen . Uh , 04:45.610 --> 04:47.610 as for decisions that other nations 04:47.610 --> 04:49.721 make their sovereign countries , they 04:49.721 --> 04:51.721 get to make their own choices . But 04:51.721 --> 04:53.721 make no mistake about it . It is an 04:53.721 --> 04:55.721 enormous mistake not to extend this 04:55.721 --> 04:57.920 arms embargo . It's nuts , right ? And 04:57.920 --> 05:00.040 I haven't heard privately from any 05:00.040 --> 05:02.096 country that thinks it's wise except 05:02.096 --> 05:05.090 for perhaps from Iran . Everyone 05:05.090 --> 05:07.750 understands that this country , since 05:07.750 --> 05:10.130 1985 alone , the rainy regime was 05:10.130 --> 05:12.241 conducted terrorist operations across 05:12.241 --> 05:14.408 Europe . It's hijacked commercial jets 05:14.408 --> 05:16.519 bombing murdered , innocent Europeans 05:16.780 --> 05:18.947 conducted assassinations of dissidents 05:18.947 --> 05:20.669 in your plots to blow up juice 05:20.669 --> 05:22.780 synagogues . This is all in Europe by 05:22.780 --> 05:24.891 the Iranians . Doesn't make any sense 05:24.891 --> 05:24.800 for them to have more weapons that we 05:24.800 --> 05:27.170 should not forget that just this year 05:27.180 --> 05:29.347 they took down a commercial airliner . 05:29.820 --> 05:33.130 This is a nation that is capable of or 05:33.130 --> 05:35.297 trustworthy to be able to buy and sell 05:35.297 --> 05:37.408 weapons systems . And so I just urged 05:37.408 --> 05:40.360 the whole world to unite way have every 05:40.370 --> 05:42.750 capacity under 20 to 31 to do this . 05:43.140 --> 05:45.140 Onda , we'll continue this effort . 05:45.140 --> 05:47.196 We're gonna make sure that this arms 05:47.196 --> 05:49.251 embargo doesn't come back in place . 05:49.310 --> 05:51.254 You're expecting intonation to put 05:51.254 --> 05:53.366 forward that resolution to extend the 05:53.366 --> 05:55.366 resolutions going to come forward . 05:58.640 --> 06:00.473 Thank you , David . Waiting from 06:00.473 --> 06:03.350 Bloomberg State . What came here ? I 06:03.350 --> 06:05.294 can barely hear you . If you could 06:05.294 --> 06:07.517 speak up just a bit . Can you ? Sorry . 06:07.517 --> 06:09.739 It's the masculine . Yes . If China and 06:09.739 --> 06:11.794 Russia begin to sell weapons to Iran 06:11.794 --> 06:13.850 when the arms embargo expires , what 06:13.850 --> 06:15.794 action specifically can the United 06:15.794 --> 06:17.850 States take to stop them . Thank you 06:17.850 --> 06:19.739 way . Never get out in front of a 06:19.739 --> 06:21.850 decision the president may or may not 06:21.850 --> 06:23.683 make . But you just need look no 06:23.683 --> 06:25.739 further than the history of the last 06:25.739 --> 06:28.890 2.5 years when U . S sanctions were 06:28.890 --> 06:31.950 violated . We enforced them . When u N 06:31.950 --> 06:34.061 sanctions have violated , we're going 06:34.061 --> 06:36.283 to do everything we can to enforce them 06:36.283 --> 06:35.750 as well . 06:40.240 --> 06:42.590 High value Rebecca from ANSA news 06:42.590 --> 06:44.820 agency , Mr . Secretary of State . 06:45.820 --> 06:49.190 When , like diplomats and others from 06:49.190 --> 06:52.480 some countries say that the process off 06:52.490 --> 06:55.200 the snapback is difficult and is 06:55.200 --> 06:58.520 difficult Teoh toe happen . What ? What 06:58.520 --> 07:01.190 does that mean ? They mean because , 07:01.190 --> 07:04.020 like the U . S . Are not in the in the 07:05.200 --> 07:07.930 deal anymore . So do you think they we 07:07.930 --> 07:10.041 agree with that ? Of course not . But 07:10.041 --> 07:12.830 why ? Yeah , So you you need You need 07:12.830 --> 07:14.941 to be a little more precise , and you 07:14.941 --> 07:16.941 should ask them to be a little more 07:16.941 --> 07:19.163 precise when you say they're not in the 07:19.163 --> 07:21.441 deal anymore . What do you mean ? Well , 07:21.441 --> 07:24.500 the US , like we drove from the nuclear 07:24.500 --> 07:27.860 deal in 2018 . Yes , yes , that's 07:27.870 --> 07:29.850 that's the position of the country 07:29.860 --> 07:32.082 saying , you know , But I know that you 07:32.082 --> 07:34.450 use so so this this much . This much is 07:34.450 --> 07:36.672 accurate . President May of 2018 made a 07:36.672 --> 07:38.839 decision that we were no longer comply 07:38.839 --> 07:41.061 with the political commitments attached 07:41.061 --> 07:43.600 to the JCP . Away go read paragraphs 07:44.360 --> 07:46.416 through 12 of the 20 to 31 . They're 07:46.416 --> 07:48.471 completely separate . We provided no 07:48.471 --> 07:50.950 notice to the U . N when we withdrew 07:51.080 --> 07:53.302 because it wouldn't have made any sense 07:53.302 --> 07:55.080 to provide notice . 20 to 31 is 07:55.080 --> 07:57.080 completely independent . Indeed . I 07:57.080 --> 07:59.080 thought it be worthy to take just a 07:59.080 --> 08:01.320 moment to read you what The State 08:01.320 --> 08:03.153 Department , United States State 08:03.153 --> 08:05.320 Department told me when I was a member 08:05.320 --> 08:07.431 of Congress back in 2015 I asked this 08:07.431 --> 08:09.653 very question . I knew I'd be here five 08:09.653 --> 08:12.050 years from now . I'm kidding . Uh , 08:12.540 --> 08:14.651 here's what they told me when I asked 08:14.651 --> 08:16.651 this very question five years ago . 08:16.651 --> 08:18.818 They knew this day would come . Here's 08:18.818 --> 08:21.040 what they said . This is written . This 08:21.040 --> 08:23.262 is signed by the assistant secretary of 08:23.262 --> 08:23.080 legislative affairs that the State 08:23.080 --> 08:25.230 Department dated on November 19th of 08:25.230 --> 08:27.230 2015 that said everything . This is 08:27.230 --> 08:29.780 that the Obama Kerry Biden State 08:29.780 --> 08:31.947 Department , they said the following . 08:31.947 --> 08:34.169 They said everything in the J , C o J C 08:34.169 --> 08:36.336 P Away and its annexes our commitments 08:37.140 --> 08:39.560 Iran made and must keep to remain in 08:39.560 --> 08:42.650 compliance . If Iran breaks 08:43.260 --> 08:45.740 these commitments , the United States 08:45.740 --> 08:48.550 concern AP BAC both unilateral and you 08:48.550 --> 08:49.620 and sanctions 08:53.530 --> 08:55.752 that this looked at just it's important 08:55.752 --> 08:57.890 to emphasize this 20 to 31 gave 08:57.900 --> 09:00.700 everyone of the participant states the 09:00.700 --> 09:02.370 right to execute snapback 09:02.380 --> 09:04.810 unconditionally . There are other 09:04.810 --> 09:07.032 nations that air not in compliance with 09:07.032 --> 09:09.254 the JCP away today as well . They would 09:09.254 --> 09:11.366 have the right to conduct snapback as 09:11.366 --> 09:14.060 well . It is , it's written , it's 09:14.060 --> 09:16.282 playing . It's very straightforward . I 09:16.282 --> 09:18.449 know the Russians and the Chinese will 09:18.449 --> 09:18.050 try and obvious gate . They use their 09:18.050 --> 09:20.550 disinformation tactics , but just read 09:20.550 --> 09:22.550 the plain text of the document It . 09:22.610 --> 09:24.554 It's not the case that a political 09:24.554 --> 09:26.430 agreement arranged by a group of 09:26.430 --> 09:28.652 parties , including the United States , 09:28.652 --> 09:30.930 can undo the amazing work of the U . N . 09:30.930 --> 09:33.097 Security Council . No resolution could 09:33.097 --> 09:35.374 be altered unilaterally by any country , 09:35.374 --> 09:37.597 not by Iran , up a Russian up China nor 09:37.597 --> 09:39.708 by the United States Security Council 09:39.708 --> 09:42.680 resolutions can only be changed by 09:42.680 --> 09:45.180 subsequent Security Council resolutions . 09:45.430 --> 09:47.180 And so we think this is really 09:47.180 --> 09:49.402 straightforward . We think this is very 09:49.402 --> 09:51.624 simple . These U . N . Security Council 09:51.624 --> 09:53.736 resolutions will come back into place 09:53.736 --> 09:55.624 31 days from now , and the United 09:55.624 --> 09:57.736 States will vigorously enforce them . 09:57.736 --> 09:59.847 Really , this is Secretary . Is there 09:59.847 --> 10:02.013 anything that would make you to change 10:02.013 --> 10:03.958 your mind to actually withdraw the 10:03.958 --> 10:06.180 request ? And what do you think off the 10:06.180 --> 10:08.330 Russia's proposal for summit convened 10:08.330 --> 10:10.552 and to actually avoid a confrontation ? 10:10.552 --> 10:13.220 Thank you . So there's no confrontation 10:13.220 --> 10:16.060 here , so there's no need to avoid any 10:16.060 --> 10:17.893 confrontation . This is straight 10:17.893 --> 10:20.004 forward . We stand here at the United 10:20.004 --> 10:22.171 Nations . The U . N Security Council's 10:22.171 --> 10:24.171 withstood lots of difficult times . 10:24.171 --> 10:26.171 This is easy . The Security Council 10:26.171 --> 10:26.080 resolutions . Very plain , very simple , 10:26.080 --> 10:27.802 very straightforward . We know 10:27.802 --> 10:29.969 precisely how it will proceed , and so 10:29.969 --> 10:32.080 there's . It's not a matter for anger 10:32.080 --> 10:34.247 or frustration . It's just will follow 10:34.247 --> 10:36.136 the rules of the U . N . Security 10:36.136 --> 10:38.136 Council , and that will lead to the 10:38.136 --> 10:40.191 sanctions being were imposed 31 days 10:40.191 --> 10:42.191 from now . As for things that would 10:42.191 --> 10:44.191 cause us to change our mind , if we 10:44.191 --> 10:46.191 could get to a place where we got a 10:46.191 --> 10:48.136 full on agreement with the Islamic 10:48.136 --> 10:50.024 Republic of Iran to behave like a 10:50.024 --> 10:49.810 normal nation and live up to the 10:50.000 --> 10:52.111 commitments we've asked for . We have 10:52.111 --> 10:54.333 been prepared to have that conversation 10:54.333 --> 10:56.222 for a long time . Were we able to 10:56.222 --> 10:58.056 achieve that , we would consider 10:58.056 --> 11:00.111 withdrawing this site . I think it's 11:00.111 --> 11:02.167 unlikely in the 31 days between here 11:02.167 --> 11:04.333 and there , but as a diplomatic always 11:04.333 --> 11:06.667 live in hope . Let's do that little bit . 11:07.420 --> 11:09.780 Thank you , Mr Secretary . Do you think 11:09.780 --> 11:12.490 you will have a different support from 11:12.500 --> 11:16.060 what you had last week when when your 11:16.070 --> 11:18.780 draft resolution was voted on in the 11:18.780 --> 11:22.610 council , did any other members in the 11:22.610 --> 11:25.350 council promise to support your process ? 11:25.630 --> 11:27.900 And you mentioned your European 11:27.900 --> 11:30.970 partners ? Maybe they say privately . 11:31.930 --> 11:35.000 Ah , different . Thank you . Thank you . 11:35.000 --> 11:37.056 Probably think things for doing this 11:37.056 --> 11:39.000 America . We appreciate it . Yes , 11:39.000 --> 11:41.056 that's what they think . What's your 11:41.056 --> 11:43.150 question ? Do you expect different 11:43.150 --> 11:46.080 support from the council members ? Yes , 11:46.090 --> 11:49.360 Way suspect way . Expect every U . N . 11:49.360 --> 11:51.582 Member to comply with their obligations 11:51.582 --> 11:53.693 under the Security Council resolution 11:53.693 --> 11:55.860 we have . I have every confidence that 11:55.860 --> 11:55.670 when these sanctions snapback that 11:55.670 --> 11:58.020 every nation will execute them . That 11:58.150 --> 12:00.261 that's your obligation is a member of 12:00.261 --> 12:02.428 the United Nations to do that . And we 12:02.428 --> 12:04.317 have every expectation that every 12:04.317 --> 12:06.483 security council member will do that . 12:06.483 --> 12:09.330 This gentleman , thank you very much . 12:09.330 --> 12:12.720 That is this a secretary of state . 12:14.250 --> 12:16.361 Can you walk us ? It's just less than 12:16.361 --> 12:18.910 two months from the 18th of Sober . Can 12:18.910 --> 12:21.130 you walk us through the timeline where 12:21.130 --> 12:23.820 you think the sanctions will be 12:23.820 --> 12:27.470 restored on Iran before 12:27.470 --> 12:30.290 October 18th ? And if on the 19th of 12:30.290 --> 12:32.630 October you found that companies and 12:32.630 --> 12:35.070 banks from Russia and China are dealing 12:35.070 --> 12:37.340 with Iran , regardless , are you 12:37.340 --> 12:40.660 willing to sanction them ? So the 12:40.660 --> 12:42.790 answer , The second question is we've 12:42.790 --> 12:44.957 been consistent throughout this entire 12:44.957 --> 12:46.846 process . Once President made the 12:46.846 --> 12:49.012 decision back in May of 2018 we put us 12:49.012 --> 12:51.130 sanctions in place . We've done our 12:51.130 --> 12:53.352 level best to enforce them . We've been 12:53.352 --> 12:55.463 pretty effective . I remember some of 12:55.463 --> 12:57.686 the commentary , maybe from some of you 12:57.686 --> 12:59.797 that said U . S sanctions alone won't 12:59.797 --> 13:01.741 be successful . I would argue that 13:01.741 --> 13:03.741 today Hezbollah is much worse place 13:03.820 --> 13:07.090 that the militias inside of Iraq that 13:07.090 --> 13:09.257 air run and controlled by the Iranians 13:09.257 --> 13:11.368 have fewer dollars that Iran has less 13:11.368 --> 13:13.479 capacity in Syria today , all because 13:13.479 --> 13:15.312 of the U . S . Sanctions and our 13:15.312 --> 13:17.479 enforcement efforts . So I think we've 13:17.479 --> 13:19.534 been enormously successful . We will 13:19.534 --> 13:21.757 continue to enforce the sanctions after 13:21.757 --> 13:23.590 after these U N Security Council 13:23.590 --> 13:25.870 resolutions come back in place , we've 13:25.870 --> 13:27.926 done it already . We've already gone 13:27.926 --> 13:30.320 after entities that violated the 13:30.620 --> 13:32.820 Iranian sanctions regime . Doesn't the 13:32.820 --> 13:34.987 country is in material ? If they're in 13:34.987 --> 13:37.042 violation of the sanctions , will do 13:37.042 --> 13:39.153 our level best to enforce them . It's 13:39.153 --> 13:41.320 our It will become our obligation as a 13:41.320 --> 13:41.080 member of the U . N . In the same way , 13:41.080 --> 13:43.191 it's been our obligation to enforce U 13:43.191 --> 13:44.747 and U . S sanctions alone . 13:46.920 --> 13:48.976 It will come back within the next 31 13:48.976 --> 13:51.540 days . Take one more . 13:56.170 --> 14:00.110 Thank you . So my question to 14:00.110 --> 14:01.943 you I just want first to clarify 14:01.943 --> 14:04.054 something . You say it about the fact 14:04.054 --> 14:07.500 that you I only drove out of the 14:07.510 --> 14:10.770 JCP or if politically , can you explain 14:10.770 --> 14:13.950 that , please ? And also isn't your own 14:13.960 --> 14:16.660 sanctions that you imposed on Iran 14:16.990 --> 14:20.960 after a 2018 May 2018 ? 14:21.230 --> 14:24.310 Don't they go against the Security 14:24.320 --> 14:27.240 Council resolution 2231 ? Because 14:27.560 --> 14:31.220 thank you . So So the 14:31.220 --> 14:34.190 agreement that the nuclear deal , the 14:34.240 --> 14:36.440 joint comprehensive plan of action the 14:36.450 --> 14:39.780 JCP away is wasn't a treaty wasn't 14:39.780 --> 14:42.002 ratified by the United States Senator , 14:42.002 --> 14:44.470 the legislatures of other nations was 14:44.470 --> 14:46.692 just a political agreement made amongst 14:46.692 --> 14:48.914 the leaders . The commitments that each 14:48.914 --> 14:52.400 entered into were mutual . The Iranians 14:52.400 --> 14:54.178 were not in compliance with the 14:54.178 --> 14:56.233 political commitments that they made 14:56.233 --> 14:58.760 today on , You know , President Rouhani 14:58.760 --> 15:00.538 says that the E three is not in 15:00.538 --> 15:02.593 compliance , either . Says that they 15:02.593 --> 15:04.871 haven't lived up says that the Germans , 15:04.871 --> 15:06.760 the French and the United Kingdom 15:06.760 --> 15:08.816 hasn't lived up to their commitments 15:08.816 --> 15:08.660 under the JCP Away as well . They may 15:08.660 --> 15:11.170 well be in non compliance , I suppose . 15:11.890 --> 15:13.890 Those air set of political groups . 15:13.890 --> 15:15.946 Those are far and separate and apart 15:15.946 --> 15:17.612 from U . N . Security Council 15:17.612 --> 15:21.530 Resolution 22 31 Resolution 2020 to 15:21.530 --> 15:23.970 31 . Very plain , it says . This set of 15:23.970 --> 15:25.748 states has the right to execute 15:26.060 --> 15:28.440 snapback . There's not conditioned on 15:28.440 --> 15:30.662 any other activity . It doesn't require 15:30.662 --> 15:33.750 compliance . It just says these 15:33.750 --> 15:36.280 countries can execute snapback . It's 15:36.280 --> 15:38.391 very plain is very simple , does , by 15:38.391 --> 15:40.502 the way , the U . N is really good at 15:40.502 --> 15:42.558 drafting documents when they want to 15:42.558 --> 15:44.613 condition them . If it wanted to say 15:44.613 --> 15:46.836 you may execute snapback if and only if 15:46.836 --> 15:49.058 and place the condition , it knows full 15:49.058 --> 15:48.920 well how to do that . It didn't choose 15:48.920 --> 15:51.253 to do it . It didn't do it for a reason . 15:51.253 --> 15:53.142 It didn't do it for a reason . It 15:53.142 --> 15:55.340 wanted to make plain that any nation 15:55.640 --> 15:57.418 that found that Iran was not in 15:57.418 --> 16:00.600 compliance would have the capacity to 16:00.600 --> 16:02.544 do precisely what it is the United 16:02.544 --> 16:04.656 States did today . That's what that's 16:04.656 --> 16:06.933 what we did . We follow the rules of U . 16:06.933 --> 16:09.044 N . Security Council resolution 22 31 16:09.044 --> 16:10.989 we have every expectation that the 16:10.989 --> 16:13.044 Security Council will do its part as 16:13.044 --> 16:14.989 well . Thank you all very much for 16:14.989 --> 16:15.080 being with me . Have a good day .