US accuses EU allies of siding with Iran over nuclear deal

US secretary of state Mike Pompeo has accused European allies of “siding with the Ayatollahs” after they said the US could not reimpose sanctions on Iran.

The UK, France and Germany said the us did not have the legal right to trigger “snapback” sanctions because it pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal in 2018.

The US has controversially initiated a process at the UN Security Council to reinstate the UN sanctions.

They were lifted under the landmark 2015 nuclear agreement.

Other countries on the Security Council will have 30 days to adopt a resolution to avert the snapback.

But, as a permanent member, the US will be able to exercise its veto power.